Allahabad High Court suspends conviction of murder convict who wishes to contest election on BJP ticket
The convict said he was an active worker of the BJP before his conviction and desires to contest the legislative assembly elections next year.
A Bench of Justice Siddharth and Justice Vinai Kumar Dwivedi said the Supreme Court has stayed the conviction of various public representatives while holding that politicians bear a special duty towards their constituents and a failure to secure a st... [1879 chars]
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