Mulayam backs Azam Khan, says injustice meted out to SP leader

Samajwadi Party patron Mulayam Singh Yadav on Tuesday alleged that injustice was being meted out to senior party leader Azam Khan and cautioned the state government that party workers will launch a protest against it.

Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh): Samajwadi Party patron Mulayam Singh Yadav on Tuesday alleged that injustice was being meted out to senior party leader Azam Khan and said a protest will be launched by party workers against it.

Khan is facing land grab allegations. Authorities have claimed that the gate of the Mohammad Ali Jauhar University is allegedly being built on government land.

Coming out in support of Khan, the SP patriarch said that, "Injustice is being meted out to Khan and SP workers will launch a protest against it." To a question, he said if required, he would take up Khan's case with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

"If needed, will meet the prime minister to convey to him the injustice meted out to Khan," the SP leader, who has appeared before the media after a long time, said.

The Lok Sabha member from Rampur has been accusing the BJP government of committing "atrocity" to win the upcoming by-polls in the state, about raids conducted at the varsity.

They (UP government) wants to destroy the university," he said recently.