UP to free 93 prisoners on Vajpayee's birthday today
December 25, 2017 08:56
The birthday of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee today will bring cheers to 93 prisoners as the Yogi Adityanath government has decided to set them free.
These convicts are lodged in different jails of Uttar Pradesh and their names were chosen from a list of prisoners who have completed their tenure in jail.
"It has been decided to set free 93 prisoners convicted in different cases on the 93rd birthday of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. These prisoners have completed their tenure in jail but could not be released due to non-payment of fine imposed on them," principal secretary (home) Arvind Kumar said in an order issued in Lucknow.
He directed the prisons department to ensure the fine is paid by NGOs, trusts and others, after verifying their credentials.
"The names of convicts to be set free have been picked in a random manner from a list of 135 such prisoners who are not named or are serving imprisonment in another case," a senior home department official said.
Vajpayee had represented Lucknow in the Lok Sabha five times '" in 1991, 1996, 1998, 1999 and 2004. BJP leaders Lalji Tandon and Rajnath Singh won the Lok Sabha elections from the Uttar Pradesh capital in 2009 and 2014.
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