New Delhi: BSP Chief Mayawati came out in support of senior Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan. She said Khan’s continued incarceration is being regarded as a “strangulation of justice” by the common man.
She also slammed BJP government for allegedly targeting the poor, Dalits, tribals and Muslims and harassing its political opponents.
Taking to Twitter, BSP Chief tweeted, “In Uttar Pradesh and other BJP ruled states, like the Congress, the manner in which poor, Dalits, tribals and Muslims are being harassed by making them victims of atrocities and fear is very sad, whereas their (BJP) kindness is continuing in the affairs of others.”
Speaking up about Azam Khan and his imprisonment she said, “In this sequence, the matter of continuous hateful and terror (like) action by the UP government on its opponents and keeping senior MLA Mohammad Azam Khan in jail for about two-and-a-half years is in the news which, in the eyes of the people, if not strangulating justice then what.”
Azam Khan, a senior Samajwadi Party leader and MLA from Rampur, is currently in jail. He is charged for several crimes including corruption. He has been in Sitapur jail for over two years.
He was at relief when the Allahabad High Court granted Azam Khan bail in the case of illegal possession of enemy property.
Former minister is serving imprisonment. Azam has got bail in 88 out of 89 cases. He will be released from jail only after the bail is granted in the last case.
Mayawati also slammed the anti-encroachment drive being carried out in some places including the national capital by civic authorities.
“The manner in which migrants and working people are being made victims of fear and terror in the name of encroachment by adopting a malicious attitude in many states of the country and their livelihood is being snatched, raises many questions and is also a matter of concern,” she added.
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