Tue Sep 03 02:25:20 UTC 2024: – Aam Aadmi Party MLA Amanatullah Khan has been arrested in a case of alleged money laundering, which has come as a blow to the party ahead of the Delhi Assembly elections.
– The arrest is related to alleged irregularities in appointments in the Delhi Waqf Board, of which Khan was the chairperson.
– Khan has a history of controversies and has faced multiple arrests and charges in the past, but he remains popular in his constituency due to his outspokenness on Muslim issues.
– Khan started as a businessman, became a community leader, and then entered politics, eventually joining the AAP in 2015 and winning from Okhla.
– He has had conflicts with AAP leadership in the past, including a suspension that was later revoked.
– Khan rose to prominence during protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act and the proposed NRC in Shaheen Bagh, which falls under his constituency.

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