Pawan Pandey

Pawan Kumar Pandey is an Indian politician. Pandey is a member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly from the Akbarpur constituency in Ambedkar Nagar district.[1][2][3]

He was among those accused in the Babri Masjid demolition case arising from the destruction of a mosque in December 1992. He is alleged to have been involved in the planning of the demolition of the Babri Masjid under the leadership of Uma Bharti, Lal Krishna Advani, Ashok Singhal and other members of the Vishva Hindu Parishad.[4]

Personal life

His elder brother Rakesh Pandey was Samajwadi Party MLA from Jalalpur and his younger brother Kakku Pandey contested a seat at Isoli in Sultanpur district as a Bahujan Samaj Party candidate.[5]

References

  1. ↑ My Neta
  2. ↑ Babri case: SP MP, ex-Sena MLA surrender before court
  3. ↑ 3 brothers contesting UP poll under different parties
  4. ↑ Cobrapost says Babri masjid demolition planned by RSS, BJP
  5. ↑ Power Shift in Gangster Land
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