Lucknow:Bharatiya Janata Party MP Brij Bhushan Singh said he would soon meet Samajwadi Party MLA Mohammad Azam Khan, who is lodged in Sitapur jail for the last 26 months.
The BJP MP also hailed Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party (Lohia) president Shivpal singh Yadav for meeting Azam Khan in jail.
“Shivpal Yadav is a grounded leader and he has become leader after a lot of struggles and hardships. Akhilesh is doing wrong; I welcome the step taken by Shivpal Yadav in meeting Azam Khan. I will also go to Sitapur to meet Azam Khan soon. Azam Khan is 10 term MLA of UP assembly and also an MP of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha,” the BJP MP from Gonda, Brij Bhushan Singh, said.
On April 22, Shivpal Yadav had met Samajwadi Party MLA Azam Khan in Sitapur jail. The meeting lasted for about 50 minutes.
After the meeting, Shivpal Yadav said “The UP chief minister is a saint and a soft-hearted person. I will meet him and request help for Azam Khan. The Samajwadi Party has done nothing to help Azam Khan. Ideally, the SP chief should have sat on a dharna in the Lok Sabha along with Netaji (Mulayam Singh Yadav) and other opposition parties. Prime Minister Narendra Modi respects Netaji and he would have definitely taken cognisance of the issue.”
Shivpal Yadav had contested the recent UP assembly elections on SP symbol from his traditional Jaswantnagar seat in Etawah district.
However, after the results, he is reportedly miffed with the attitude of the party towards him.
A few days ago, Shivpal Yadav had spoken in favour of uniform civil code. He even went on to meet Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath at the latter’s official residence in Lucknow. There are speculations that Shivpal Yadav might switch over to the Bharatiya Janata Party. (Agencies)
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