Kairana, political history
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The Hasans and Singhs
1900-2022
Sandeep Rai, January 16, 2022: The Times of India
MEERUT: Once upon a time, as they say in Kairana, its two major political clans, the Hasans and Singhs, belonged to one family under a single khap. That was some 120 years ago. One of the ancestors then turned towards Islam and the rivalry began. It continues till this day.
When BJP released its first list for the UP polls with names of 107 candidates, it picked Mriganka Singh, daughter of the late MP Hukum Singh, as its candidate from Kairana. In the SP list from the same constituency was Nahid Hasan, the sitting MLA. Over a century ago, the Singhs and the Hasans were united, part of one family headed by Baba Kalsa.
According to Suhaib Ansari of Kairana, "Until a few years ago, Hukum Singh was considered the leader of the Hindu group, while Munawwar Hasan, father of Nahid, headed the Muslim wing."
Ever since the early 1990s, Kairana has sent representatives from both these families to the state assembly as well as the Lok Sabha.
Now the long-standing political rivalry between the two families has moved on to the next generation. Munawwar Hasan's son Nahid defeated Hukum Singh's daughter Mriganka in the 2017 state polls. Then, Tabassum Hasan, widow of Munawwar Hasan, triumphed over Mriganka in the 2018 Lok Sabha by-polls.
In a dramatic turn, Nahid Hasan was arrested and sent to judicial custody as he headed towards the sessions court in Kairana to "surrender" in a pending case from February 2021.
