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  SP leader Azam Khan faces arrest in land grabbing, torture case

  India | July 13, 2019 18:32 IST

  According to a criminal case registered at Rampur's Azim Nagar Police Station, Azam Khan and his close aide, former Deputy Superintendent of UP Police Aalehasan Khan, allegedly forged documents and grabbed land worth over several hundred crores for Mohammed Ali Jauhar University, a multi-crore private project of the SP leader. 

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  Jaya Prada challenges election of Azam Khan from UP's Rampur

  India | July 05, 2019 19:17 IST

  Actor-turned-politician Jaya Prada Friday filed a petition in the Allahabad High Court challenging the election of Azam Khan, who won the Lok Sabha polls from Uttar Pradesh's Rampur seat.

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  FIR against Azam Khan for derogatory remarks against Jaya Prada

  India | July 02, 2019 12:34 IST

  Akash Saxena, a BJP leader from Rampur has filed an FIR against Samajwadi Party Azam Khan and 10 other leaders from the party. In the complaint, it is mentioned that Khan had allegedly passed derogatory remarks against Jaya Prada.

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  I support the Quran, Triple Talaq is a personal issue: Azam Khan

  News | June 25, 2019 6:39 IST

  I support the Quran, Triple Talaq is a personal issue: Azam Khan

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  Jaya Prada seeks disqualification of Samjwadi Party MP Azam Khan

  India | June 14, 2019 14:11 IST

  In her petition, Jaya Prada has said that he is holding an office of profit as chancellor of the Jauhar University and cannot assume the membership of Lok Sabha.

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  Azam Khan may resign as MP to contest UP assembly elections

  India | June 03, 2019 1:33 IST

  Samajwadi Party's Azam Khan recently registered a victory from Rampur in Uttar Pradesh. He defeated BJP's Jaya Prada.

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  Azam Khan threatens to quit if all sections have not voted for him

  India | May 24, 2019 15:47 IST

  Talking to reporters, Azam Khan said: "I have got votes from all sections of society and this can be verified from polling booths. I want to tell my rivals that if this is not found to be true, I will resign from the Lok Sabha."

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  'Chowkidar' to khaki underwear: abuses, epithets and insults galore this Lok Sabha election

  India | May 20, 2019 17:25 IST

  Reopening wounds, referencing popular culture to deliver insults and sexist jibes, it was all par for the electoral course in a season that tumbled to a name-calling close in a medley of ‘chowkidar’, ‘bhrashtachari’, Aurangzeb, Mogambo and more.

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  Azam Khan to bear brunt of his sexist remarks; Jaya Prada likely to win Rampur, says India TV-CNX Exit Poll

  India | May 19, 2019 20:19 IST

  Jaya Prada has won Rampur seat twice in 2004 and 2009, while Azam Khan has represented the area for a record nine times in the Uttar Pradesh assembly.

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  For second time in a month, EC bars Azam Khan from campaigning over communal remarks

  April 30, 2019 23:30 IST

  This is the second time this month that the EC has imposed a ban on him. The fresh ban will come into force at 6.00 AM on Wednesday.

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  Now Jaya Prada booked for alleged objectionable comments against Azam Khan

  April 22, 2019 22:01 IST

  Jaya Prada, the BJP candidate from Rampur, has been booked for making alleged objectionable comments against SP rival Azam Khan, officials said Monday.  

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  Hadn't expected this from Abdullah: Jaya Prada reacts to remarks by SP leader Azam Khan's son

  Elections | April 22, 2019 13:00 IST

  Hadn't expected this from Abdullah: Jaya Prada reacts to remarks by SP leader Azam Khan's son

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  Azam Khan's son calls Jaya Prada 'Anarkali'

  April 22, 2019 10:44 IST

  In an apparent reference to Jaya Prada, Abdullah Khan, in the presence of his father Azam Khan, said there is no doubt that they need 'Ali and Bajrang Bali' both, but not an 'Anarkali'.

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  I'm being treated like a terrorist: Azam Khan

  Elections | April 20, 2019 20:34 IST

  Resuming campaigning after a 72-hour Election Commission ban over his derogatory remarks on BJP's Jaya Prada, Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan Friday complained that he was being treated like a terrorist or a criminal.   

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  Azam Khan's underwear jibe: Many Muslim women say remarks unwarranted, but will vote for him

  April 19, 2019 17:05 IST

  Though most Muslim women feel the veteran Samajwadi Party leader should have avoided making the derogatory remark against the actor-politician, the BJP's candidate against him in this Lok Sabha constituency, there are also those who defend him vehemently.

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  Ban imposed on my father because of being Muslim: Azam Khan's son

  Politics | April 16, 2019 14:49 IST

  On Monday, the National Commission for Women urged the Election Commission to take "strong action" against SP leader for making offensive remarks against actor-turned-politician Jaya Prada.

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  10 reasons why action must be taken against Azam Khan

  April 15, 2019 19:40 IST

  The level of political blame game in Indian elections has never been civil, but with Azam Khan's 'Khaki Underwear' remark it just hit a new low. Unfortunately, it is not the first time that the Samajwadi Party leader has made objectionable statements which command a strict action against him. Take a look a the few recent ones:

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  FIR against Azam Khan for “neeche ki underwear” remark aimed at Jaya Prada

  April 15, 2019 14:58 IST

  This is not the first time Azam Khan has made sexist remarks aimed at Jaya Parda. Azam Khan and Jaya Prada are pitted against each other in Rampur parliamentary constituency.

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  NCW issues notice against Azam Khan over his 'underwear' jibe

  Elections | April 15, 2019 13:41 IST

  Khan, who is contesting from Uttar Pradesh's Rampur constituency, had said at a Sunday rally that he "realised in 17 days that the underwear beneath is of the khaki colour", while hinting at Jaya Prada, a two-time MP from Rampur.

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  SP leader Azam Khan's controversial remark against Jaya Prada sparks row

  Elections | April 15, 2019 16:20 IST

  SP leader Azam Khan's controversial remark against Jaya Prada sparks row