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.
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Mohammad Rizwan will be performing the wicketkeeping duties in the ongoing T20I series against New Zealand. Rizwan enjoyed a good outing with the willow in hand in the second T20I as he played an unbeaten knock to take Pakistan home.
A controversy has erupted after Congress leader Randeep Singh Surjewala allegedly made "sexist" remarks aimed at BJP MP Hema Malini, swiftly condemned by the BJP. The incident reflects broader issues of misogyny in Indian politics.
The MP MLA Court delivered its verdict, sentencing Azam Khan to seven years and others to five years in the Dungarpur case under IPC Sections 427, 504, 506, 447, and 120B. Azam Khan, former Mayor Azhar Ahmad Khan, contractor Barkat Ali, and retired CEO Ale Hasan were found guilty.
Peshawar Zalmi won by 8 runs against Islamabad United after looking like 15 runs short in a high-scoring thriller in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) match in Lahore. Zalmi smashed 201 runs in their 20 overs riding on skipper Babar Azam's century which was nearly nullified by Azam Khan's blitzkrieg.
The possession of both the properties was handed over to the District Inspector of Schools (DIOS) and sealed. Locks were put on the two buildings in the presence of heavy police force.
The Yogi Adityanath government took this decision in a Cabinet meeting held today at Lok Bhavan. The development comes as a big shock to Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan.
Azam Khan news: According to the chargesheet, in the certificate issued by the Rampur municipality, Abdullah Azam's date of birth was mentioned as January 1, 1993. The other certificate said he was born in Lucknow on September 30, 1990.
The income department had conducted raids in Rampur, Saharanpur, Lucknow, Ghaziabad and Meerut in Uttar Pradesh apart from some premises in neighbouring Madhya Pradesh.
According to the information, the raid has been conducted in connection with the Al Jauhar Trust matter.
A case was registered against Khan at the Tanda police station under SC/ST Act in 2007, charging him with delivering a hate speech and allegedly using derogatory language against then chief minister Mayawati.
The Samajwadi Party announced the formation of a 182-member state executive unit. The party has shared the list of this executive team on its official Twitter handle, which includes the appointment of Naresh Uttam Patel as the chairman.
Azam Khan has been convicted for passing derogatory comments on PM Modi and U.P. CM Yogi Adityanath.
Rampur Additional Superintendent of Police Sansar Singh said they received a letter from the security headquarters in Lucknow, which said there is no need to provide the Y-category security to Khan, a 10-time MLA from Rampur.
The Rampur court overturned the verdict of a lower court, which had found the Samajwadi leader guilty last year of hate speech targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath during the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
Azam Khan's campaign: While campaigning in Rampur for civic polls, Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Azam Khan asked people whether they want him and his family to be killed in a similar fashion, fearing of being shot dead in a similar manner to Ahmed.
Pakistan lost to Afghanistan in the second T20I of the three-match series and went 0-2 down in the contest.
This is Khan's second disqualification from the Assembly and comes months after his father and senior Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan was disqualified from the legislature after his conviction in a hate speech case.
A bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice SA Nazeer and Justice PS Narasimha said it needed more cogent reasons for transferring the ongoing criminal cases against Khan.
Rampur by-election 2022: The FIR was lodged on December 2 at Kotwali Police Station on the complaint of one Sujesh Kumar Sagar, the in-charge of the video surveillance team set up by a poll panel for the Rampur by-poll.
Rampur by-poll: "Cases are pending against him in courts, and the courts are deciding (the matter) on the basis of merit. There is no point levelling allegations on the government or on the party (BJP)," Adityanath said without naming Khan.
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