MorePOLITICSMukhtar, Muslim Politics and Samajwadi Party: An Interview With Afzal Ansari.

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Afzal had harsh criticism for multiple schemes started by the Modi regime, including free ration ("There was a Rs 90 discount during the Manmohan Singh government, and a Rs 10 discount thanks to Modi ji’s mercy") and Swachh Bharat ("Chickens live in the toilets made with Modi ji’s money").


As the seventh phase of the elections is upon Poorvanchal, the eastern edge of Uttar Pradesh, the recent death of Mukhtar Ansari brings the word ‘mafia’ into the political discourse. Akhilesh Yadav asserts that he does not need the help of the ‘mafia’, Shivpal Yadav contradicts him, asking the question, “Is there really a mafia?” Adityanath’s fiery comment towards the Samajwadi Party, a ‘professional mafia’ according to him, claims that “mafia ko mitti mein mila denge (we will crush the mafia to the ground)”. Such statements allow one to believe that the Bharatiya Janata Party views Mukhtar’s death as a positive step towards their larger aim for getting rid of ‘mafia dons’.


ADVERTISEMENTHowever, Afzal Ansari, brother of the deceased and the SP’s candidate from Ghazipur, recalls that to the 10% Muslim population, and the far greater majority of Dalits and lower caste communities of Ghazipur, Mukhtar was the undeclared messiah, and many viewed him as a small government unit of his own. Ghazipur still mourns his death, and this mourning will reflect in the coming elections.

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