Akhilesh questions FIR against SP MP in Sambhal violence case
The police, however, said Barq was given notices for giving inflammatory speeches earlier as well.
A day after district court sentenced Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan to three years in jail in a hate speech case, party chief Akhilesh Yadav comes in support of Khan. Yadav alleged that fake cases are being registered every day against Mohammad Azam Khan, the socialist leader of Rampur, and that he is being harassed in every way.
“Mohammad Azam Khan stands in the eyes of the BJP government because he is a staunch opponent of communal forces and is committed to democracy and socialism. He has a special interest in creative work. Mohammad Azam Khan has been a leader of the constant struggle for the constitution and secularism,” he pointed out. Samajwadi Party chief alleged that Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) is annoyed that Azam Khan made a high-end educational institution in Rampur.
“The BJP is annoyed that Mohammad Azam Khan made a high-end educational institution Maulana Mohammad Ali Jauhar University in Rampur, which was sure to give a chance to the youth of this area to progress,” Yadav said.
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Akhilesh Yadav went on to highlight that instead of appreciating the great work, the BJP government was bent on destroying the Vishwa Vidyalaya itself.
“How many false cases were filed against Mohammad Azam Khan? BJP is engaged in demolishing Maulana Mohammad Ali Jauhar University,” he quizzed.
Adding that in a democracy, the ruling party and the opposition have equal roles, Akhilesh added that the BJP government should remember that the spirit of animosity has no place in politics.
“Mohammad Azam Khan is not an ordinary person, he has been MLA from Rampur ten times, MP thrice, Minister in the state government many times, and Leader of the Opposition has also been there. The conspiracy hatched by the BJP to sideline him in politics will be heavy on him. The people of the state will never tolerate the immoral conduct of the BJP,” he said.
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