LUCKNOW: In a first, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav’s estranged uncle Shivpal Yadav pointed fingers at patriarch Mulayam Singh for not standing up for Azam Khan. Shivpal said had Netaji (Mulayam) led a dharna of SP MPs and taken up Azam Khan’s case with the Prime Minister, things would have been different.
Azam is in jail since February 2020 in connection with over a 100 FIRs lodged against him for cases like land grabbing and fraud after the BJP government came to power in 2017.
This is the first time that Shivpal, who is known for his loyalty towards SP founder Mulayam Singh Yadav, has trained his guns at his elder brother and questioned his silence over Azam Khan. Talking to the media outside Sitapur jail after his 30-minute meeting with Azam Khan, Shivpal said it is a pity that Samajwadi Party has failed to bail out Azam Khan. “Samajwadi Party Azam Khan ki madad karte nahi dikh rahi hai ... ye durbhagya hai (SP is not seen helping Azam which is unfortunate),” Shivpal said.
Shivpal said Azam Khan has been elected as MLA for the 10th time by virtue of which is is the senior most member of the UP Assembly.
