Staged shootout accused Amit Shah to contest polls

New Delhi, Nov 28 (IANS) Amit Shah, former Gujarat minister of state for home and an accused in the Soharabuddin Sheikh and Tulsi Prajapati staged shootout cases, will contest in the upcoming state assembly elections.

Shah will contest from Naranpura in Ahmedabad. His name features in the second list of candidates released by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the capital Wednesday. Shah won the last time from the Sarkhej assembly constituency, with a margin of over 2.50 lakh votes.

After delimitation, Sarkhej has been divided into three constituencies −− Vejalpur, Ghatlodia and Naranpura.

Shah is a close aide of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi. In September, Shah returned to Gujarat after a gap of two years, following the Supreme Court ruling allowing him to enter the state. The apex court rejected the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) plea to cancel Amit Shah's bail granted in the Sohrabuddin Sheikh encounter case.

Since his return to Ahmedabad, Shah was keeping a low profile. He has stayed away from public functions, and has not interacted with the media. The CBI has, in its charge sheet, named Shah the prime accused in the Tulsi Prajapati staged shootout case.

Acting on a petition filed by Shah, the Supreme Court had stayed all the proceedings in the Prajapati case.

The two−phase Gujarat assembly elections will be held Dec 13 and 17. Counting of votes will take place Dec 20.

Caesar's wife should be beyond suspicion.

How can we expect Mr. Shah will leave this opportunity when we have elected leaders pulling along shamefacedly inspite of being accused of corruption.

B S Yedyurappa the BJP ex-chief minister of Karnataka.

Nitin Gadkari the BJP President

Salman Khursid who as law minister was accused of corruption and hence he has been promoted as foreign minister.

The list is very long and would probably go on and on.

The whole lot of politicians of all parties should be sacked.