Lucknow: The genie of recent instances separately isn’t taking the identify of giving up the chasing of Samajwadi Celebration’s stalwart Azam Khan. Azam, who got here out of prison after 27 months of imprisonment, used to be nonetheless respiring a sigh of reduction {that a} case has been registered in opposition to him once more. This example has been registered in reference to Jal Nigam recruitment rip-off.
The Enforcement Directorate has registered a case in opposition to Rampur MLA and previous minister Azam Khan within the Jal Nigam recruitment rip-off beneath the Prevention of Cash Laundering Act. In 2016, the rip-off of recruitment to 1342 posts within the Samajwadi Celebration executive got here to the fore. SIT has filed chargesheet in opposition to Azam and different accused.
Azam Khan, who has been in prison since February 2020, got here out of prison handiest final month upon getting reduction from the Best Court docket. Out of the 89 instances registered in opposition to him, bail used to be granted in all. The crackdown on Azam Khan began handiest after the BJP executive used to be shaped in 2017 beneath the management of Yogi Adityanath.
Azam Khan fought and gained this time’s meeting elections whilst imprisoned in prison. After being launched from Sitapur prison, SP MLA Azam Khan took oath as MLA at the side of son and Swar MLA Abdullah Azam. Meeting Speaker Satish Mahana administered the oath to him. After changing into an MLA, he left the Rampur Lok Sabha seat, the place by-elections are to be held.
Within the interview, he responded many questions requested about Akhilesh Yadav from his prison days. When requested if he misplaced his braveness, he stated that I’m nonetheless alive. At the query requested about Akhilesh Yadav, he spoke back in an excessively strict approach that I’ve neither the fitting nor the rationale to be offended with him.