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RAMPUR (UTTAR PRADESH): Some of the keenly expected contests in Uttar Pradesh is going down within the Muslim-dominated seat of Rampur, the place jailed Samajwadi Birthday party chief Azam Khan is up towards Congress’ Kazim Ali Khan and BJP’s Akash Saxena.
What lends an edge to this contest is how Kazim and Saxena are seeking to nook the nine-time MLA, and arguably the tallest Muslim chief within the state, Azam Khan. In truth, as one travels round Rampur, it may be observed that every one poll-related conversations are polarised round only one topic – Azam Khan.
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Towards him pitted is his previous rival Kazim Ali Khan, son of the ultimate Nawab of Rampur, whose oldsters received the Rampur Lok Sabha seat seven occasions on Congress price ticket. The opposite contender, Saxena, additionally has a historical past with Azam, as his father, former BJP minister Shiv Bahadur Saxena, misplaced the Meeting polls from this seat to Azam Khan long ago in 1989. Saxena, a attorney, is chargeable for greater than part of the instances filed towards the SP chief.
All the way through his ballot marketing campaign 46-year-old Saxena boasts about submitting 30 of the over 100 FIRs towards the SP veteran whilst Kazim claims he’s the one that is to be credited for exposing Azam. “Saxena can have adopted up on a couple of instances however other folks of Rampur know that I’m the one that filed the first actual criticism and uncovered the numerous frauds and crimes of Azam Khan and his circle of relatives,” Kazim says.
He provides that Azam Khan’s “so-called building used to be just for himself”.
In line with retired govt worker Ramesh Pandey, this election is ready building and excellent law-and-order led to by means of Yogi Adityanath as opposed to Azam Khan’s paintings in Rampur. “It’s true that Azam Khan introduced exceptional building to Rampur however we need to assume holistically this time,” Pandey says.
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Panwesi Lal, who works at a shoe store, has a special view. “Rampur is far forward in building in comparison to different puts in UP so, Azam Khan must be delivered to energy once more,” he stated.
Lal’s co-worker Ashok Kumar has the same opinion however says Azam Khan’s absence from campaigning has made issues tough for the SP chief, such a lot in order that he may lose his seat for the first actual time.
Lal does not let Kumar end his argument and issues to the e-rickshaw going previous announcing, “Does not subject that Azam Khan is in prison however other folks like those that were given jobs thru e-rickshaws are there to vouch for him.”
Many in Rampur agreed with Lal’s view. Fahim Khan, a attorney within the town, stated, “Azam Khan’s absence will handiest carry extra votes for Khan as his paintings is there for everybody to look.”