Mr. Ansari, who had known Mr. Shahabuddin first as a fellow foreign service officer until the latter resigned in 1979, spoke of his commitment to “serving the nation and the Constitution”.

Mukhtar Ansari and Md Shahabuddin. An FIR was lodged against him late on Monday for the speech. “If alliance govt is formed, UP govt will also not be able to survive for long. Today, we all have ...