Lucknow, June 30 (UNI) Inner bickering withing the Samajwadi Party has emerged over jailed party leader Mohammad Azam Khan.
The issue started after Azam Khan's wife Tanzin Fatima went to meet her husband in the Sitapur jail last week and later accused the SP leadership of ignoring her husband and doing nothing for his release from jail.
However , SP President Akhilesh Yadav was quick to respond and said that only "Allah" or court or if the party comes to power in 2027 can help Azam Khan.
After this, former SP MP from Moradabad ST Hassan commented that the party is doing everything for Azam Khan but questioning Akhilesh Yadav by his wife is not acceptable. The party has helped Azam Khan in all ways, he added.
He also used the term "Ahsan faramosh (ungrateful)" for Azam Khan and his family, which irked the sitting SP MP from Moradabad Ruchivira.
On the statement of the former MP, Ruchivira has questioned the use of words like 'Ahsan Faramosh'. However, Dr. ST Hasan said that his statement is being misunderstood in the wrong way.
The political tussle between Dr ST Hasan and Ruchivira commenced during the last Lok Sabha polls when Akhilesh Yadav gave ticket to Ruchivira after rejecting the claim of Dr Hasan from Moradabad seat.
Both the leaders spare nothing to attack each other and now the Azam Khan issue has blown out of proportion.
It had been reported that Ruchivira was selected for the Moradabad seat due to the support by Azam Khan while Dr Hasan was not on good terms with the Rampur leader.
Meanwhile, the growing proximity of the Azam Khan family with Azad Samaj Party (Kanshi Ram) national president Chandrashekhar Azad is another reason for the SP leadership to ignore him.
In the political corridors, it has been seen as a Dalit-Muslim alliance after Chandrashekhar Azad met Azam Khan in the Sitapur jail a few days ago.
However, coming in full support of Azam Khan, Moradabad MP Ruchivira told reporters that Azam Khan is the founding member of the party and has built the university in Rampur.
She said that there is no estrangement between Mulayam Singh and Azam Khan's families. There is no need to raise fingers about the relationship between the two families.
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