SP chief Akhilesh was addressing the concerns of minority leaders over tensions between Saharanpur Congress MP Imran Masood and Saharanpur Dehat SP MLA Ashu Malik.
Since Maulana Mohibullah Nadvi filed his nomination from Rampur, Azam Khan's bastion, the SP strongman's supporters have accused party of parachuting 'an outsider' into the seat.
In last-minute decision, party fielded Delhi imam from Rampur as a loyalist of Azam Khan filed his nomination too. SP also changed Moradabad candidate under pressure from jailed leader.
FIR was lodged on a complaint by Akash Saxena — now a BJP MLA — in 2019, alleging that Azam Khan and his wife got two fake birth certificates from Lucknow and Rampur for their son.
Additional sessions judge (MP/MLA court) Amit Veer Singh Wednesday called 2022 judgment of lower court convicting Azam Khan in 2019 hate speech case 'illegal'.
Suar was formerly held by Azam Khan’s son Abdullah., whose disqualification necessitated the bypoll. While Apna Dal (S) fielded a Muslim candidate, SP fielded former BSP leader Anuradha Chauhan.
This month's bypoll, necessitated by Khan's conviction in hate speech case, saw a Hindu candidate, BJP's Akash Saxena, win in the Muslim-majority constituency for the first time.
No one can claim bias by BJP govt in doling out benefits of welfare schemes, UP CM says in constituency with 50% Muslim population. Urges voters to repeat June Lok Sabha bypoll outcome.
On 19 November 1962, PM Jawaharlal Nehru addressed the people of Assam in a radio address and spoke of the resolve against Chinese attack, saying India won't tolerate this invasion.
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