Abhishek Singh/ Shannu Khan | Sitapur, Rampur3 minutes ago
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Azam Khan, who has been jailed for 23 months, will be released from Sitapur Jail in a short time. Son Adeeb Azam has reached with supporters to take him. However, the policemen removed him from outside the jail.
About 50 policemen are deployed to handle the crowd. The Allahabad High Court granted bail to Azam on Thursday in the forced possession of the bar.
The speculation of Azam going to the BSP has intensified. Sources say that BSP chief Mayawati is going to hold a big conference in Lucknow on 9 October. Azam can join the BSP on the same day.
Azam was first sent to Rampur Jail after his arrest in February 2020. From there, he was shifted to Sitapur Jail for security reasons. In May, 2022, Azam Khan came out on bail from jail.
After this, Azam Khan surrendered on October 18, 2023 after being sentenced in a case. After this he was first sent to Rampur Jail, then shifted to Sitapur Jail.
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8 minutes ago
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50 policemen posted to handle the mob
5 policemen, including 5 police station heads, a CO and an ASP are deployed to handle the crowd outside the jail.
10 minutes ago
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150 supporters of Azam reached jail
More than 150 of his supporters have also reached jail to take Azam. Police is removing supporters from outside the jail.
11 minutes ago
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Elder son reached jail to take Azam
His elder son Adeeb has reached jail to take Azam Khan. Supporters also arrived with him. When media personnel wanted to talk to him, they refused.
28 minutes ago
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BSP’s only MLA said- Azam is welcome to BSP
BSP MLA Umashankar Singh from Rasra Assembly of Ballia reacted to Azam Khan.
Umashankar Singh, the only BSP MLA from Rasra Assembly of Ballia, made a big statement on Sunday. He said, if Azam Khan joins the BSP, he is welcome. This will strengthen the party.
Umashankar Singh said in a conversation with the media that I am not aware of any meeting between Azam Khan’s wife Tanzin Fatima and BSP leaders. But if Azam Khan comes to the BSP, then it will be beneficial for the party. He said that every person is welcome.
28 minutes ago
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It is difficult for Azam, Tanigan and Abdullah to participate in the election
Senior advocate Zubair Khan says- Even if Azam Khan comes out of jail, he will not be able to contest 2027 elections. Similarly, his wife Tanzin Fatima and son Abdullah Azam have also been sentenced, so even these people cannot contest the next election.
29 minutes ago
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Azam went to jail for the first time in 2020
This picture is from the year 2022. When Azam Khan came out of Sitapur jail.
Azam Khan was first sent to Rampur Jail after his arrest in February 2020. From there, he was shifted to Sitapur Jail for security reasons. In May, 2022, Azam Khan came out on bail from jail. After this, after being sentenced in a case, on October 18, 2023, Azam Khan surrendered, after which he was first sent to Rampur Jail, then shifted to Sitapur Jail.
29 minutes ago
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How many cases against Azam Khan?
There are a total of 104 cases against Azam. There are 93 cases registered in Rampur alone, the rest are registered in other districts. The decision has come in 12 cases. Some are punished and in some they are acquitted. He has got bail in almost all cases.
30 minutes ago
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Legislature went away due to punishment in case of inflammatory speech
Azam Khan took the biggest shock when the court sentenced the court to two years in a case of provocative speech in 2022. After which Azam’s legislator went away.
However, Azam Khan’s difficulties started increasing from 2019. During the Lok Sabha election campaign, he used derogatory words for all the officials including the then District Magistrate and currently Mandalayukta Anjaney Kumar Singh of Moradabad division. After which a case was also filed against him for making provocative speeches. In the same case, the court sentenced him to three years imprisonment and a fine of six thousand rupees. There are more than a hundred cases against him in various sections and police stations.
31 minutes ago
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One of the founding members of SP was one
Azam Khan was counted among the closest leaders of Mulayam Singh Yadav. He is also the founding member of the SP. They ever
31 minutes ago
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Four times a minister in the state government
Azam Khan was a minister of many important departments in the SP government. In 1989, he became a cabinet minister in the Government of Uttar Pradesh and worked in departments like labor, employment, Muslim Waqf and Haj. In 1993, he once again became a cabinet minister in the state government.
Azam Khan has also been the Leader of the Opposition in the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly. Whereas, from 2003 to 2007, the functioning of Parliamentary Affairs, Urban Development, Water Supply, Urban Employment and Poverty Alleviation Departments as Cabinet Ministers. During Akhilesh Yadav’s government in 2012, Azam Khan became ministers of several important departments including city development.
34 minutes ago
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165 cases registered on the whole family
Azam Khan, who fought from Rampur assembly elections in 2022, has told in the affidavit that he has 87 cases against him. While his son Abdullah Azam, who contested from Swar assembly, has told in his affidavit that he has 43 cases against him. While Azam Khan’s wife Tanigan Fatima has 35 cases registered. In this way, 165 cases have been registered against the entire family by 2022.
