How Atiq Ahmed’s Key Vote In 2008 Helped Save UPA

The book “Baahubalis of Indian Politics: From Bullet to Ballot” claims that six criminal-politicians were furloughed from different jails in 2008 with little fanfare, and their votes were crucial to save the embattled UPA government and India’s civil nuclear deal with the US. The book mentions that one among these six legislators was the then Samajwadi Party’s Lok Sabha MP Atiq Ahmad, who represented Allahabad’s (now Prayagraj) Phulpur constituency. Ahmad had a criminal record and had serious criminal charges to his name, including kidnapping, extortion and murder. Ahmad and his brother Ashraf were shot dead on April 16, 2023, in Prayagraj. Briefing reporters about the deadly shootout, Prayagraj Police Commissioner Ramit Sharma on Saturday said the three assailants, who were arrested immediately after the incident, had joined the group of reporters who were trying to get sound bites from Ahmad and Ashraf. “In accordance with a mandatory legal requirement, Atiq Ahmad and Ashraf were brought to the hospital for a medical examination. According to preliminary information, three men posing as journalists approached them and opened fire. Ahmad and Ashraf were killed in the attack. The attackers have been held and are being questioned,” Sharma said.Based on the information provided, it seems that Atiq Ahmad and Ashraf were brought to the hospital for a mandatory medical examination and were approached by three men posing as journalists who opened fire on them. Ahmad and Ashraf were killed in the attack, and the attackers have been held and are currently being questioned. The incident is still under investigation, and more details may emerge as the investigation progresses.