UP Governor approves bill withdrawing 20,000 political cases
Uttar Pradesh Governor Ram Naik on Monday approved a bill allowing the withdrawal of 20,000 politically-motivated cases. This also includes a 1995 case against UP CM Yogi Adityanath and a dozen others, including Union Minister Shiv Pratap Shukla and BJP MLA Sheetal Pandey. The case was filed against them for holding a meeting in violation of prohibitory orders in Gorakhpur. 