A BSP MLA has defended the party’s decision to allow Shaista Parveen, the wife of murdered gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmad, to remain in the party. The MLA stated that it was Shaista Parveen who joined the party, not Atiq, and that they even wanted her to contest mayoral elections.
According to BSP MLA Umahsankar Singh, they welcomed Shaista Parveen into the party, not Atiq Ahmad, and they had even planned for her to contest the mayoral elections. He further mentioned that there is no evidence that shows Shaista Parveen’s involvement in the incident, and if she is found guilty, the party will take necessary actions against her. As of now, she is still a member of the party.
In a gap of only two days, Shaista had lost her son Asad and husband Atiq. Two days after Asad was killed in a police encounter carried out by a special task force of the Uttar Pradesh police, Atiq and his brother Ashraf were shot dead in Prayagraj.
There were speculations that Shaista Parveen would surrender at Atiq’s last rites, but she is still absconding.
Efforts to arrest Shaista were intensified last week by the UP Police as they searched all possible hideouts that were known to the police where she could’ve been, including her family’s houses in various localities and villages in Prayagraj as well as neighbouring Kaushambi districts.
The UP Police believes that with her son and husband dead, Shaista would be the one who could have more information to shed light on the planning and execution of the murder of lawyer Umesh Pal and his two police guards who were killed on February 24.
Shaista, along with Atiq and Asad, was one of the named accused in the Umesh Pal murder case and she has been on the run since February 24.
