Lucknow. Sitapur jail is in great discussion these days along with Azam Khan, the founding member of Samajwadi Party, who is known for his short temper and stoicism in the politics of Uttar Pradesh. As soon as Azam Khan’s displeasure with Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav is realized, many parties are throwing strings on Azam Khan. Azam Khan is also giving sentiments to these parties, while he has returned a delegation of Samajwadi Party.
Azam Khan is lodged in Sitapur jail for almost 14 months. He is getting relief in most of the seven dozen cases registered against him in Rampur. Meanwhile, supporters of Azam Khan have opened a front against Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav. In the midst of his displeasure, there has been a competition to take this veteran leader of the Samajwadi Party in his side. Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party President Shivpal Singh Yadav stepped in after Rashtriya Lok Dal President Jayant Chaudhary met Azam Khan’s wife and sons in Rampur. Shivpal met Azam Khan in Sitapur jail and met him for about one and a half hours. After this, the former minister of Samajwadi Party along with other leaders of the party also went to Sitapur Jail, but Azam Khan refused to meet them. This caused panic in the camp of the Samajwadi Party.
Meanwhile, Congress leader Acharya Pramod Krishnam, who is considered close to Shivpal Singh Yadav, reached Sitapur Jail as an emissary of party’s national general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra. There he had a long talk with Azam Khan. Azam Khan welcomed him by feeding him dates and Pramod Krishnam presented him a copy of Shri Mad Bhagwat Geeta. He entered the jail premises at 12 noon. Azam Khan only met Pramod Krishnam in private. Pramod Krishnam told that Azam Khan fed him dates and we presented him the Bhagavad Gita. Azam Khan accepted him. He said, the Gita is the book of justice and the victory of religion over adharma.
Now Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, the Bharatiya Janata Party’s MP from Kaiserganj in Bahraich, is also planning to visit Azam Khan in Sitapur jail. They believe that Azam Khan is a big face in the politics of Uttar Pradesh and the country. His health is also not good. That’s why there is a desire to meet him.
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