District authorities of Maharajganj and police personnel of Basti confiscated properties of former minister Amarmani Tripathi and seized two rooms of his office at his residence in Nautanva town of Maharajganj district on Saturday. Former minister Amarmani Tripathi Hundreds of supporters of the former minister protested and entered into heated arguments with revenue officials carrying out measurement of properties. Following …
Lucknow: A 'Robin hood' image, a dictionary definition of which means a "heroic outlaw", in his heyday and political affiliations of all shades, from red to saffron, made former minister Amarmani Tripathi popular as a Brahmin leader in eastern Uttar Pradesh, particularly in Maharajganj district from the 1980s onwards. Tripathi’s popularity too appears to have endured as his office in …