“Together In This Hour Of Difficulty”: Owaisi Pays a Visit to Mukhtar Ansari’s Family in Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh

Death of Mukhtar Ansari: On Sunday, Asaduddin Owaisi, the leader of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM), paid a visit to the house of the late politician and thug in his hometown, Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh, and promised to help his family “in this difficult time.”

“I visited the home of the departed Mukhtar Ansari today to honour his family. We are standing with his family, friends, and loved ones throughout this trying time, Owaisi said in a post on X.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which is in power, was also subtly mocked by the Hyderabad MP, who said, “Insha Allah, the light will break through this darkness.” “If you are Pharaoh, then Moses will undoubtedly arrive as well.”

Late on Sunday night, at around 11:50 PM, Owaisi arrived at Ansari’s home. There, he spoke with and comforted Umar Ansari, the son of the late criminal.

Afzal Ansari, Mukhtar’s older brother, was also introduced to Owaisi, who subsequently had supper with the family.

Owaisi was joined by AIMIM Uttar Pradesh President Shaukat Ali as well as other party officials.

Death of Mukhtar Ansari
Mukhtar Ansari, who was being held in the Banda district prison in Uttar Pradesh, passed away on Thursday last week due to a cardiac attack. His family members, including his son, Mau MLA Afzal Ansari, had accused him of “slow poisoning.”

According to an official statement, Mukhtar Ansari complained of vomiting and was taken to the Banda medical college on Thursday night at about 8:25 PM while unconscious. It said that despite the care of a group of nine physicians, he passed away from cardiac arrest.

Ansari had earlier complained of stomach ache and was admitted to the hospital for almost 14 hours on Tuesday.

Funeral for Mukhtar Ansari
Mukhtar Ansari, a former gangster who became a politician, was buried on Saturday at the Kali Bagh burial site in his hometown of Ghazipur. Thousands of Ansari’s fans arrived to the Kali Bagh cemetery for his last rites, causing havoc in Ghazipur as his lifeless remains were interred next to his parents’ graves in the midst of tight security.

Massively attending the burial, Ansari’s fans broke down barriers and flooded the cemetery grounds to pay their last respects to the gangster, even as security guards stationed at the scene ordered them to remain calm and move in an organised manner.

justice inquiry ordered by court
Concurrently, the Banda Medical College issued Mukhtar Ansari’s post-mortem report, confirming early allegations that the mafia-politician passed away from a “myocardial infarction,” or, to put it more simply, a heart attack.

A three-person team has been formed in the middle of the “poisoning allegations” to carry out a magistrate’s probe into Ansari’s death. Regarding the judicial investigation, Chief Judicial Magistrate Banda gave directives.