Rampur: Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan on Saturday asked the Uttar Pradesh government to return his Z category security detail. Speaking to the media, Khan said he and his family receive many threats, adding that the current Y category security was of no use to him.
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I have many threats, my family has many threats. I appeal to Uttar Pradesh government to return my 'Z' category security. Right now I have 'Y' category security which is of no relevance: Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan in Rampur pic.twitter.com/CCcQkAz1J0
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">I have many threats, my family has many threats. I appeal to Uttar Pradesh government to return my 'Z' category security. Right now I have 'Y' category security which is of no relevance: Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan in Rampur pic.twitter.com/CCcQkAz1J0
— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) July 23, 2022I have many threats, my family has many threats. I appeal to Uttar Pradesh government to return my 'Z' category security. Right now I have 'Y' category security which is of no relevance: Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan in Rampur pic.twitter.com/CCcQkAz1J0
— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) July 23, 2022
"I have received many threats along with my family members. I appeal to Uttar Pradesh government to return my 'Z' category security. Right now I have 'Y' category security which is of no relevance," he said. Notably, the security detail of various MLAs was reduced after a meeting of the Security committee which took place in 2017, soon after the Yogi Adityanath government came to power in UP.
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The list included Khan as well, who had protested against the move in 2019 by walking around without a gunman. The situation was sorted after an intervention by the Uttar Pradesh Police at the time. Under Y category security, 11 police and paramilitary personnel are deployed, while in Z category, the number rises to 28. (with Agency inputs)
