Assembly elections are going to be held in Uttar Pradesh. Before the elections, exercises are being seen in every political party. Meanwhile, National General Secretary of Samajwadi Party Shivpal Yadav reached Dasna Jail in Ghaziabad on Thursday. This is the same jail where senior SP leader and former cabinet minister Azam Khan is lodged for a long time. Both the leaders met around 10.30 in the morning, which lasted for about 1.30 to 2 hours. During the meeting, a large number of SP workers were present outside the jail.
Shivpal talked to the media
Shivpal spoke to the media after meeting Azam Khan. He said that I have just met Azam Khan. They are being continuously harassed and false cases are being imposed on them one after the other. Now our only hope is the judiciary, and only the courts will give them relief and help. All these cases are false. His only fault is that he built a university for poor children, and secondly, he is a Muslim. This is the reason why they are facing such harassment and injustice.
VIDEO | Ghaziabad: Samajwadi Party leader Shivpal Yadav meets Azam Khan at Dasna Jail, says, “I have just met Azam Khan. He is being subjected to continuous harassment and is facing one false case after another. Now, our only hope is the judiciary, and it is the courts that will… pic.twitter.com/nQWbS0ATdP
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Shivpal further said that He has been MLA 10 times, minister four times and MP twice in Uttar Pradesh. Despite this, protocols are being openly flouted in the jail. I also met him today. I am an MLA and have also been a minister, but this meeting was conducted through wire mesh. The protocol that should have been followed was not followed. Everyone knows that these cases are false. But he is standing firm, and he is with the Samajwadi Party and will always be.
This meeting is important because of the assembly elections.
This meeting is being considered very important in the context of the upcoming Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections of 2027. Shivpal Yadav claimed that Azam Khan has asked him to form the SP government in 2027. He also made it clear that Azam Khan is strongly with the Samajwadi Party and if the party comes to power, it will completely end the system of arranging meetings by setting up traps in jails. During this, while reacting to the new alliance of Asaduddin Owaisi and Chandrashekhar Azad, he said that in democracy everyone has the right to form alliance.