Court allows BSP MP to attend Lok Sabha

BSP MP Umakant Yadav, accused in a murder case, was permitted by a local court to participate in a special session of Lok Sabha on July 22.

BSP MP from Uttar Pradesh Umakant Yadav, accused in a murder case, was on Friday permitted by a local court to participate in a special session of Lok Sabha on July 22 when the UPA government seeks confidence vote.

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District Judge Shivanand Mishra passed this order and directed SSP Lucknow to make necessary security arrangements for the MP.

Yadav, who comes from Azamgarh, was lodged in Fatehgarh jail in a murder case and was shifted to Medical University in Lucknow a day after PWD minister Nasimuddin Siddiqi met him.

Yadav reported chest pain and his condition was stated to be stable by doctors in Lucknow.