After he was released on bail, Sharma moved the Registrar of Firms and Societies claiming he had been removed illegally.
The BJP government in the state has withdrawn all criminal cases baring one against Shivkumar Sharma a former RSS man who had led a violent farmers’ protest in May 2012.
The protest in Bareli, during which large-scale arson took place and several government officials and policemen were beaten up, had resulted in police firing that claimed one life and left several people injured.