[Mukhtar Ansari] State can espouse cause of citizens who suffer violation of fundamental rights through Article 32 plea: SG Tushar Mehta
"Because of my political affiliation to a party in opposition, I am being targeted. My co-accused was encountered. UP has an axe to grind against Punjab," Rohatgi argued for Ansari.
The Supreme Court today reserved its judgment in a plea filed by the State of Uttar Pradesh seeking the transfer of gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari from Punjab's Ropar jail to UP's Ghazipur jail.