<p>Even as it mounts a blistering attack on the Samajwadi Party for giving tickets to criminals, the BJP itself has fielded the wives of two convicted criminals in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls.</p>.<p>The wives have been fielded on seats that their husbands won five years ago.</p>.<p>While the BJP has fielded two such wives, Congress has given a ticket to one.</p>.<p>The BJP has fielded Sanjeev Raja's wife Mukta Raja from Aligarh City.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/election/uttar-pradesh/samajwadi-party-pushed-uttar-pradesh-into-violence-says-yogi-adityanath-1076696.html">Samajwadi Party pushed Uttar Pradesh into violence, says Yogi Adityanath </a></strong></p>.<p>According to police, Raja, a first-time MLA, was convicted in a 22-year-old case of assaulting a policeman last November and sentenced to two years in jail. He was, however, granted bail by the court the same day.</p>.<p>BJP's Aligarh district president Rishi Pal Singh said that since Raja did not get relief from the court in his case, the party decided to field his wife from his seat.</p>.<p>Indra Pratap a.k.a Khabbu Tiwari was sentenced to five years of imprisonment by a Faizabad court last December in a case of forgery.</p>.<p>According to sources, the case was lodged against him in 1992 by a principal of a college accusing him of taking admission using a fake mark sheet in 1990. Two more persons were convicted along with Pratap.</p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/election/uttar-pradesh/ahead-of-key-uttar-pradesh-polls-bjp-revives-hindu-muslim-dispute-1076419.html" target="_blank">Ahead of key Uttar Pradesh polls, BJP revives Hindu-Muslim dispute</a></strong></p>.<p>Khabbu Tiwrai's wife Aarti has been given the BJP ticket form from Gosaiganj in Ayodhya.</p>.<p>BJP's Ayodhya district president Sanjeev Singh said, "This is the party's decision. Selection of candidates is done after considering several reasons."</p>.<p>The third convicted MLA whose wife has been given a ticket is Ashok Singh Chandel, who was convicted by the Allahabad High Court in a 22-year-old murder case along with eight others in April 2019.</p>.<p>Chandel, a four-time MLA and one-time MP, was acquitted by the lower court in 2002 for "lack of evidence".</p>.<p>However, the High Court set aside the acquittal and sentenced him to life imprisonment.</p>.<p>The Congress has now given a ticket to his wife, Raj Kumari, from Hamirpur district.</p>.<p><strong>Watch the latest DH Videos here:</strong></p>
<p>Even as it mounts a blistering attack on the Samajwadi Party for giving tickets to criminals, the BJP itself has fielded the wives of two convicted criminals in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls.</p>.<p>The wives have been fielded on seats that their husbands won five years ago.</p>.<p>While the BJP has fielded two such wives, Congress has given a ticket to one.</p>.<p>The BJP has fielded Sanjeev Raja's wife Mukta Raja from Aligarh City.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/election/uttar-pradesh/samajwadi-party-pushed-uttar-pradesh-into-violence-says-yogi-adityanath-1076696.html">Samajwadi Party pushed Uttar Pradesh into violence, says Yogi Adityanath </a></strong></p>.<p>According to police, Raja, a first-time MLA, was convicted in a 22-year-old case of assaulting a policeman last November and sentenced to two years in jail. He was, however, granted bail by the court the same day.</p>.<p>BJP's Aligarh district president Rishi Pal Singh said that since Raja did not get relief from the court in his case, the party decided to field his wife from his seat.</p>.<p>Indra Pratap a.k.a Khabbu Tiwari was sentenced to five years of imprisonment by a Faizabad court last December in a case of forgery.</p>.<p>According to sources, the case was lodged against him in 1992 by a principal of a college accusing him of taking admission using a fake mark sheet in 1990. Two more persons were convicted along with Pratap.</p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/election/uttar-pradesh/ahead-of-key-uttar-pradesh-polls-bjp-revives-hindu-muslim-dispute-1076419.html" target="_blank">Ahead of key Uttar Pradesh polls, BJP revives Hindu-Muslim dispute</a></strong></p>.<p>Khabbu Tiwrai's wife Aarti has been given the BJP ticket form from Gosaiganj in Ayodhya.</p>.<p>BJP's Ayodhya district president Sanjeev Singh said, "This is the party's decision. Selection of candidates is done after considering several reasons."</p>.<p>The third convicted MLA whose wife has been given a ticket is Ashok Singh Chandel, who was convicted by the Allahabad High Court in a 22-year-old murder case along with eight others in April 2019.</p>.<p>Chandel, a four-time MLA and one-time MP, was acquitted by the lower court in 2002 for "lack of evidence".</p>.<p>However, the High Court set aside the acquittal and sentenced him to life imprisonment.</p>.<p>The Congress has now given a ticket to his wife, Raj Kumari, from Hamirpur district.</p>.<p><strong>Watch the latest DH Videos here:</strong></p>