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Western UP Poster War: Dujana-Muqeem Kala Entry Heats Up Politics Ahead of 2027 Polls
- •A 'One District, One Mafia' poster in Western UP has intensified the political poster war ahead of the 2027 assembly elections.
- •The poster features names like Azam Khan, Yakub Qureshi, Anil Dujana, DP Yadav, Sanjeev Jeeva, and Muqeem Kala.
- •It targets the old regime of Akhilesh Yadav and the Samajwadi Party, bringing crime and law and order back into discussion.
- •Muqeem Kala's name is linked to the Kairana exodus, while Anil Dujana is associated with crimes in Gautam Buddh Nagar and NCR.
- •The poster aims to question the law and order image of the 2012-2017 SP government, though the origin of the posters is unconfirmed.
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The 'One District, One Mafia' posters feature names like Anil Dujana, Muqeem Kala, and Sanjeev Jeeva to resurrect the law and order issue and politically target the 2012-2017 Samajwadi Party regime led by Akhilesh Yadav ahead of the 2027 assembly elections.
Muqeem Kala's gang was linked to the Kairana exodus case and faced charges of murder, robbery, and extortion before dying in Chitrakoot Jail in May 2021. Anil Dujana had multiple criminal cases spanning Gautam Buddh Nagar and the NCR and was killed in a 2023 encounter with the UP STF.
While these recent posters have not yet had their authors officially confirmed, the Samajwadi Party has historically countered similar politically charged poster campaigns by accusing opponents of manufacturing fear and attempting to conceal their own administrative failures.
