UP, Gujarat, UT, Punjab- Election 2007

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<b>Varanasi blast accused to contest polls</b><!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->The trend of crime and politics going hand in hand in Uttar Pradesh seems to be getting more disturbing.

Waliullah, the main accused in last year's Varanasi blast, is set to contest the UP elections from behind the bars from Phoolpur.

<b>Phoolpur </b>is a constituency that saw protests in March last year when he was arrested. India has many leaders with criminal pasts but perhaps none could match this.

"In 2002 I came in contact with Huji. Since then I have been actively in touch with the organization. I had sent some people for training to militant camps in Bangladesh on Huji's orders," said Waliullah, main accused in Varanasi blast.

Waliullah is contesting for the UDF, a party led by the Imam of the Jama Masjid in Delhi.

The UDF claims he was forced to make the statement admitting his involvement in the blast<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->

He will make Gandhi family proud. . Terrorist to contest election from Nehru's constituency. <!--emo&--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo-->