Lucknow: Samajwadi Party (SP) patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav, on Tuesday, came out strongly in support of his colleague and Mohd Azam Khan and said that the latter was being targeted by some officers and leaders in the BJP government.
Addressing a press conference after a gap of almost three years, Mulayam Singh Yadav announced that he would lead a campaign in support of Azam Khan. The SP patriarch said that he would announce the date of the campaign in a day or two.
“I appeal to all Samajwadi Party leaders and workers to unitedly fight for Azam Khan and support him in this hour of crisis. I have known him for decades and he can do no wrong. Azam Khan comes from a humble background and has struggled to reach where he is,” he said.
He said that if the victimization of Azam Khan did not stop, he would meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the issue.
Interestingly, Mulayam”s son Akhilesh Yadav was not present at the press conference.
Mulayam”s appeal assumes significance in light of the fact that till now, not a single SP leader has spoken in support of Azam Khan who is facing a slew of cases in Rampur.