Azam Khan

UP polls: Vote for SP, Shahi Imam tells Muslims

Lucknow: Throwing his weight behind Samajwadi party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav, Shahi Imam of Delhi's Jama Masjid Maulana Ahmad Bukhari on Saturday appealed to Muslims to vote for SP candidates in upcoming Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls. But the Imam's appeal has significantly not gone down well within the SP itself when the party's Muslim face Azam Khan seemed to question the cleric's political loyalties. "Imam has plunged into political discussion...

Politicos slam Anna's 'slap the corrupt' remark

New Delhi: Anna Hazare's comments that a person has no option but to slap the corrupt when he runs out of tolerance and patience has stoked a fresh controversy. Hazare's comments have come in for sharp criticism from the political class with several leaders condemning it. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Samajwadi Party and the Congress came out against Hazare's comment, saying that there are better ways to fight corruption...

Politicos slam Anna's 'slap the corrupt' remark

New Delhi: Anna Hazare's comments that a person has no option but to slap the corrupt when he runs out of tolerance and patience has stoked a fresh controversy. Hazare's comments have come in for sharp criticism from the political class with several leaders condemning it. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Samajwadi Party and the Congress came out against Hazare's comment, saying that there are better ways to fight corruption...

UP: It's Azam Khan vs Amar Singh in Rampur

New Delhi: Rampur district in Uttar Pradesh has always been a political hotbed and this time it's a battle for survival between old friends turned foes - Azam Khan and Amar Singh. Former Samajwadi leader Amar Singh, says, "Mulayam Singhji has betrayed everybody. He is telling recovery agents to collect money ensuring them that the next government would be formed by SP." Sp leader Azam Khan says, "Amar Singh is...

Cong misleading Muslims in Batla House case: SP

New Delhi: Samajwadi Party has hit out at the Congress for raking up the Batla House encounter issue. Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav said that the SP has always maintained that it was a fake encounter and that Congress is saying that now just to get Muslim votes in state polls. "Digvijaya Singh and Congress are misleading Muslims in UP. Why has Congress realised its folly on Batla House encounter...

BSP heeds EC order, Maya's statues covered

New Delhi: The Uttar Pradesh administration on Sunday started covering the statues of Chief Minister Mayawati and her party symbol elephant. The action follows orders from the Election Commission (EC) in the run up to Assembly Polls. The EC said that all statues must be covered by January 11 without causing any damage to them. The BSP has called the move biased and anti-Dalit. Samajwadi Party (SP) MLA Azam Khan...

RLD MP, Ajit Singh's former aide join SP

Lucknow: The RLD suffered a double blow on Sunday with party chief Ajit Singh's close aide Anuradha Chaudhry joining the rival Samajwadi Party and party Rajya Sabha MP Shahid Siddiqui following suit. The two along with MLA Vimlesh Singh joined the party in presence of SP supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav, state president Akhilesh Yadav, leader of opposition Shivpal Singh Yadav and senior leader Mohammad Azam Khan. Anuradha Chowdhury, a former...

SP leader rakes up Kashmir to hit out at Cong

Hitting a new low in Indian politics, Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan on Wednesday courted controversy by saying Kashmir as a part of India is 'debatable'. He made the statement at a political event in Badaun in uttar Pradesh. He also hit out at the Congress for not being serious about the interests of minorities citing that the UPA government had only one Muslim in the cabinet. Referring to Ghulam...

Samajwadi Party revokes Azam Khan's suspension

Lucknow: Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav on Wednesday revoked the expulsion of senior leader Azam Khan, who was expelled from the party after Lok Sabha elections in 2009. "SP National General Secretary Ram Gopal Yadav has written a letter to Khan informing him about Mulayam Yadav's decision to revoke his suspension," party sources said in Lucknow. "I am extremely happy to inform you that SP national president Mulayam Singh...

Sohrabuddin case witness says CBI threatened him

Ahmedabad: A key witness in the Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter case on Thursday retracted from his statement included in the CBI chargesheet, saying he was "threatened" by the investigating agency into making false remarks. In an affidavit filed in the special CBI court of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate AY Dave, Azam Khan retracted from the statement that the agency included in the chargesheet filed in the 2005 case. Khan said...

'Sohrabuddin case witness staged own shootout'

Jaipur: In a new twist to the Sohrabuddin fake encounter case, the Udaipur police say the alleged shootout on key witness Azam Khan may have been staged by Khan himself. Senior police officials say Khan's friend Iqbal had informed them that Khan had fabricated the story about an attempt on his life. They now believe Azam Khan may have planned the entire incident himself. Both Azam Khan and Iqbal were...

Raj BJP leader denies any link with Sohrabuddin

Former Rajasthan minister Gulab Chand Kataria says no one has contacted him on the Sohrabuddin encounter case. ...

BJP leader was paid to kill Sohrabuddin: witness

The witness claims marble lobby paid Rs 10 crore to former Rajasthan state home minister to eliminate Sohrabuddin. ...

A broker can't ask me to resign: Azam Khan

Senior SP leader Azam Khan was expelled for the party for six years. ...

Azam Khan expelled from SP for six years

The senior Muslim leader has been expelled for anti-party activities. ...