Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party (SBSP) MLA Abbas Ansari, son of gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari, has been disqualified from the Uttar Pradesh Assembly following his conviction in a hate speech case. Officials confirmed the disqualification on Sunday, a day after a special MP/MLA court in Mau sentenced him to two years of imprisonment. Abbas Ansari was elected from Mau in the 2022 assembly elections on an SBSP ticket. The party is part of the ruling NDA alliance in Uttar Pradesh, led by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.
Abbas Ansari disqualified as UP MLA after hate speech conviction, Mau seat likely to see bypoll
