Azam Khan booked for hate speech in Shamli

On April 7, Khan had during his party rally in Muslim- dominated area Masuri area, said that peaks of Kargil were not conquered by Hindus, but by Muslims.

Slamming Modi, Azam had also said, 'When Narendra Modi had been asked about 2002 Masuri riots, he said that if a doggy comes under the wheel of a car, he is very upset. Who called us (Muslims) 'Kutte ka baccha', it was Modi.

One more case was registered against Khan for inciting communal passions through his election speech on April 9 in Sambhal district of Uttar Pradesh.

'The country has not to be given in the hands of a murderer... the murderers of Muzaffarnagar should be avenged by pressing the button,' Azam Khan had allegedly said in the speech.

The Election Commission had on April 11, banned him from campaigning in Uttar Pradesh and had asked authorities to initiate criminal proceedings against him.