Abbas Ansari Should Have Shown Restraint, But Denial of Stay on Conviction Unfair to Voters, Relief Granted in Hate Speech Case: Allahabad High Court

In a significant judgment, the Allahabad High Court has stayed the conviction of Abbas Ansari, disqualified MLA and son of late gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari, in the controversial 'Hisab-Kitab' hate speech case. Justice Sameer Jain passed the order on Wednesday, noting that the conviction had serious electoral implications for the Mau Constituency in Uttar Pradesh, which Abbas Ansari had represented. Background of the case In 2022, during a public election rally,…