Maya challenges scrapping of NSA against Varun

NEW DELHI: The Uttar Pradesh government moved the Supreme Court challenging the nixing of National Security Act (NSA) against BJP's Varun Gandhi by a state advisory board under the Allahabad High Court.

The state government moved the apex court contending that the state advisory board scrapped invocation of NSA against Gandhi ignoring "cogent evidence" of the state government for invoking the NSA against him.

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The filing of the petition in the apex court's registry was confirmed by Uttar Pradesh's advocate-on-record G.V. Rao.

The Uttar Pradesh advisory board had scrapped the state government's decision to invoke the NSA against Varun Gandhi, saying that the step was too harsh.

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Amar Singh accused of provoking Jayaprada to commit suicide

LUCKNOW: Samajwadi Party (SP) general secretary Amar Singh has been accused of provoking actress-turned politician and party's Rampur Lok Sabha candidate Jayaprada to commit suicide, the police said Tuesday.

The complaint against the SP general secretary was made by the supporters of the party's senior leader Azam Khan, the officials added.

"We have accepted the complaint against Amar Singh, but a case against him would be registered after the completion of the inquiry that is underway," district police chief Jyoti Narayan said over phone.

He said that while addressing an election rally in Rampur Sunday, Amar Singh allegedly said that in case of defeat in elections, Jayaprada could commit suicide. "After completing the inquiry, probably by today (Tuesday) evening, we will register a case against Amar Singh," the police official added.

There is a major dispute between Amar Singh and Azam Khan over the candidature of Jayaprada from Rampur, with Amar Singh backing her while Khan an

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