BJP demands Azam Khan's apology on 'Bajrang-Ali' remark

Samajwadi Party candidate Mohammad Azam Khan who is pitted against BJP's Jaya Prada from Rampur Lok Sabha seat has again triggered a new controversy after he dared BJP not to make a fight between Ali (Muslim) and Bajrangbali (Hindu).

New Delhi: In a reply to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Samajwadi Party's leader and Mahagathbandhan candidate from Rampur Azam Khan has triggered a fresh controversy by referring Bajrangbali as 'Bajrang-Ali' in his speech.

Addressing a public gathering in Uttar Pradesh's Rampur, he dared BJP not to make a fight between Ali and Bajrangbali. Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan is pitted against BJP’s Jaya Prada from Rampur.

CM Yogi Adityanath had earlier on Tuesday stoked controversy when in a rally in Meerut, he suggested that Hindu and Muslim voters are in an "Ali-Bajrang Bali" tussle.

Talking to ETV Bharat, BJP's National Spokesperson Prem Shukla condemned Azam Khan's statement.

"By this statement, Azam Khan has done a crime of hurting the sentiments of Hindu community. BJP never made any statement against anyone's faith," Prem Shukla said.

" He should not make statements like this at the time of elections. I want Election Commission of India to take serious action against him. Commission should cancel his nomination," Shukla added.