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Azam Khan
Azam Khan is the founder member of Samajwadi Party and a member of the Seventeenth Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh of India.He was also one of the senior most Cabinet Minister in the Government of Uttar Pradesh and has been a member of the legislative assembly for nine terms from Rampur assembly constituency. Azam Khan was born on 14 August 1948 in Rampur, Uttar Pradesh. He attained Bachelor of Laws degree in 1974 from Aligarh Muslim University. He married Tazeen Fatma in 1981 and has two sons.He worked as a lawyer before joining politics. He has been into several controversies which sparked attention from the media. He is known for sharing quite a close relation with Mulayam Singh Yadav, the former Chief Minister of U.P. Khan is currently a member of the Samajwadi Party but has been a member of four other political parties between 1980 and 1992. During his first term, he was a member of Janata Party (Secular). During his second term, he was a member of the Lok Dal. Khan was a member of Janata Dal during his third term. In his fourth term, Azam Khan was a member of Janata Party. Since 1993, he has been a member of the Samajwadi Party.
Azam Khan
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Azam Khan to clarify on Rs 500 crore scam allegation on himself
Politics | Mar 31, 2017, 02:56 PM IST -
UP: Azam Khan accused of selling 'waqf' property
Politics | Mar 31, 2017, 07:41 AM IST -
How Yogi’s minister Mohsin Raza reacted to Mulayam and Azam Khan's photo in his office
National | Mar 23, 2017, 11:48 PM ISTFormer Ranji Trophy player and currently a Minister of State in the new BJP government in Uttar Pradesh today lost his cool when he entered his office and saw photo of Samajwadi Party leaders hanging
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SP leader Azam Khan lashes out at SDM over bad roads his own constituency
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Azam Khan gets a taste of UP roads, vents it out on govt official
National | Mar 16, 2017, 04:44 PM ISTEven if you are among those who failed to follow former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav’s campaign closely, there was no way you could have missed his claims of having constructed roads.
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Viral: Azam Khan Caught On Camera Misbehaving with Returning Officer
Politics | Mar 16, 2017, 11:05 AM IST -
UP Jal Nigam case: SC directs Azam Khan to appear before Allahabad HC tomorrow
National | Mar 07, 2017, 07:49 PM ISTAzam Khan was on Tuesday ordered by the Supreme Court to appear before the Allahabad High Court on Wednesday.
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Azam's 'Hindu card'? Minister says Hinduism 'most tolerant religion'
National | Feb 10, 2017, 08:27 AM ISTUttar Pradesh minister Azam Khan, often in news for making controversial statements, on Thursday praised Hindu religion saying it was the most tolerant religion.
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Power tussle: Bad blood in SP will add dark chapter to its history, says Azam Khan
National | Dec 30, 2016, 07:03 PM ISTAmid SP staring at a possible split due to open rebellion by Akhilesh Yadav, Uttar Pradesh minister and SP leader Azam Khan today said that the bad blood between members of the ruling family will
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Bulandshahr gang-rape: Azam Khan tenders unconditional apology in SC for his 'political conspiracy' remarks
National | Dec 15, 2016, 12:52 PM ISTUttar Pradesh Minister and Samajwadi Party's senior leader Azam Khan today tendered an conditional apology in Supreme Court for his controversial remarks on the Bulandshahr gang rape case. The apex court accepted Khan's affidavit, saying
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SC rejects Azam Khan’s ‘apology’ to Bulandshahr gang-rape victims for not being ‘unconditional’
National | Dec 07, 2016, 03:30 PM ISTIn a huge setback to senior Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan, the Supreme Court today rejected his ‘apology’ tendered to Bulandshahr gang-rape victims, saying it ‘was not an unconditional apology’.
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‘Bulandshahr gangrape a political conspiracy’: Azam Khan offers unconditional apology after SC directive
National | Nov 17, 2016, 08:00 PM ISTFollowing a directive by the Supreme Court, senior UP Minister and Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan today tendered an unconditional apology to the Bulandshahr gangrape victims for his controversial remarks that the crime was a ‘political conspiracy’.
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Yogi Adityanath should get married and prove his ‘masculinity’, says Azam Khan
National | Nov 12, 2016, 05:32 PM ISTIn a yet another controversial statement, senior Samajwadi Party leader and UP minister Azam Khan has asked BJP MP MP Yogi Adityanath to get married and “prove his masculinity”.
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PM Modi should also have raised Allah-u-Akbar slogan in Lucknow: Azam Khan
National | Oct 28, 2016, 02:39 PM ISTMuslim face of Samajwadi Party and senior minister in Akhilesh Yadav Cabinet, Azam Khan, has criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for raising ‘Jai Shree Ram’ slogan at the Dussehra function in Lucknow.
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‘Can make tea, dress properly and play drums': SP leader Azam Khan says he is ‘fit candidate for PM’
National | Oct 19, 2016, 12:00 PM ISTSenior Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan on Tuesday pitted himself as candidate fit for the post of the Prime Minister of India as he shares many of incumbent PM Narendra Modi’s traits.
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Azam Khan not in favour of making surgical strike video public
National | Oct 06, 2016, 02:08 PM ISTSenior Uttar Pradesh minister and Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan has said that he is not in favour of releasing the video of surgical strikes carried out by Indian Army against terror launch pads based out of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.
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Bulandshahr gang-rape : SC directs CBI to serve notice to Azam Khan
National | Sep 27, 2016, 01:58 PM ISTIn more trouble for senior UP minister Azam Khan, the Supreme court directed the Central Board of Investigation to serve notice to Samajwadi party leader for not appearing before it for his controversial statement on
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Have all qualities to be India’s PM, except that I am a Muslim: Azam Khan
National | Sep 21, 2016, 04:15 PM ISTSenior Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan today sarcastically remarked that he poses all qualities to become the Prime Minister of India except for the fact that he is a Muslim.
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Bulandshahr gangrape: SC has four posers for Azam Khan's 'political conspiracy' theory
National | Aug 29, 2016, 12:32 PM ISTIn a strong reprimand to senior Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan for his 'political conspiracy' remark in the aftermath of the Bulandshahr gangrape, the Supreme Court today said that such statements issued by political leaders
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Rapists should be stoned to death: Azam Khan demands Sharia law to deal with rape cases
National | Aug 17, 2016, 08:58 AM ISTDays after the victims of Bulandshahr gangrape approached the Supreme Court seeking registration of an FIR against Uttar Pradesh Cabinet Minister Azam Khan for his unwarranted remark on the incident, the senior Samajwadi Party leader has demanded tha