Minutes after SP leader Azam Khan was released from Sitapur jail, party chief Akhilesh Yadav said the Samajwadis had always believed that the court would deliver justice. He added that the party now hopes no false cases will be filed and no injustice will be done by the BJP.
Matter of joy for the Samajwadis: Akhilesh
Akhilesh Yadav said, “SP leader Azam Khan has been released from jail. I thank the Court for this. We, the Samajwadis, believed that the Court would do justice. We hope that in the future, no false cases will be filed and no injustice will be done by the BJP. An officer was given extension after extension. This is a matter of joy for the Samajwadis that Azam Khan has been released.”
Shivpal Yadav Says Azam Khan Was Framed in False Cases
Samajwadi Party MLA Shivpal Singh Yadav alleged that his colleague and former Lok Sabha MP Azam Khan was “framed” in false cases.
“Azam Khan was framed by the government in false cases. However, the court has granted him bail and provided him relief. I welcome this decision. I thank the Supreme Court and the High Court. Many false cases were filed against him, but the Samajwadi Party stands firmly with him,” Yadav said.
Azam Khan Released from Sitapur Jail
Earlier in the day, former Lok Sabha MP Azam Khan was released from Sitapur jail in Uttar Pradesh, where he had been lodged for nearly 23 months in connection with the Quality Bar land encroachment case.
When asked about speculation that Khan might join the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), Yadav dismissed it as baseless. “These are all lies. The Samajwadi Party is with him completely,” he said.
Azam Khan had recently secured bail from the Allahabad High Court in the land encroachment case. Speaking to Media, Khan’s advocate Mohammad Khalid confirmed that with this order, there are no remaining cases keeping him in custody.
“As of today, bail has been granted in all cases. This process may take two to three days, but there is no other pending case that would keep him in jail,” Khalid said. (Agencies)
