Samajwadi Party chief Azam Khan will get three-year jail time period in hate speech case; granted bail

Express News Service

LUCKNOW: In a significant jolt to senior Samajwadi Party chief and MLA from Rampur, Mohammad Azam Khan, the Rampur MP/MLA court docket, on Thursday, awarded him a jail time period of three years whereas slapping him with a penalty of Rs 25,000 in a case of hate speech courting again to 2019 basic elections.

However, the court docket additionally granted conditional bail to the SP stalwart instantly after saying the quantum of punishment giving him per week’s time to file an attraction towards the order within the greater court docket.

Azam Khan, 74, was convicted by the court docket within the case for utilizing objectionable language towards individuals holding outstanding constitutional positions together with PM Narendra Modi, UP CM Yogi Adityanath and the then Rampur DM Anjaneya Kumar Singh at a public rally through the 2019 basic elections.

Reacting to his conviction and the jail time period, Khan stated, “I have not lost faith. Not all doors have closed, I will appeal against the order in a higher court. We have already proceeded in this regard and confabulation with lawyers are on.”

One of the senior most leaders of Akhilesh Yadav-led Samajwadi Party, Azam Khan is ready to lose his Assembly membership owing to his conviction and three-year jail time period as he faces disqualification as an MLA if he does not problem the sentence instantly earlier than the High Court.

The Uttar Pradesh Assembly also can transfer forward to disqualify him owing to the present rule pertaining to a jail sentence of two or extra years for a sitting lawmaker in any case.

The case of hate speech was registered towards Khan in Rampur in April 2019. He has been convicted underneath Sections 153 A (selling enmity between two teams), 505 (assertion conducing to public mischief) of IPC and Section 125 of the Representation of People Act 1951.

An FIR was lodged towards him after the returning officer had taken cognizance of the matter following the submission of a criticism on this regard.

During his election marketing campaign in 2019 when Azam Khan was contesting as a joint SP-BSP candidate from Rampur Parliamentary phase and had gained, the Samajwadi chief accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of making an environment throughout the nation the place Muslims discovered it tough to exist.

He was accused of in search of votes on spiritual traces whereas utilizing objectionable language towards his Congress rival and the then Rampur DM whom he had accused of turning Rampur into hell.

After Khan’s tackle, instances have been registered towards him in a variety of police stations and he was accused of inciting communal hassle in Rampur by his election speeches.

On Thursday, Azam Khan, who was current within the MP/MLA court docket, was taken into custody after saying him the convict within the case of hate speech.

Earlier, the court docket had rejected the plea of the SP chief for deferring the date of pronouncement of the order. He had submitted that because the matter was pending in Allahabad High Court so the date of pronouncement of judgement by MP/MLA court docket ought to be postponed.

The veteran SP chief was launched from Sitapur District jail in May, this 12 months after spending round two years in jail following the Supreme Court order granted him interim bail in a case of land grabbing. Azam Khan has been dealing with 87 instances of various prison offences.

However, Azam Khan’s conviction comes per week after the Supreme Court requested the Centre and the Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand governments to behave robust on hate speeches.

LUCKNOW: In a significant jolt to senior Samajwadi Party chief and MLA from Rampur, Mohammad Azam Khan, the Rampur MP/MLA court docket, on Thursday, awarded him a jail time period of three years whereas slapping him with a penalty of Rs 25,000 in a case of hate speech courting again to 2019 basic elections.

However, the court docket additionally granted conditional bail to the SP stalwart instantly after saying the quantum of punishment giving him per week’s time to file an attraction towards the order within the greater court docket.

Azam Khan, 74, was convicted by the court docket within the case for utilizing objectionable language towards individuals holding outstanding constitutional positions together with PM Narendra Modi, UP CM Yogi Adityanath and the then Rampur DM Anjaneya Kumar Singh at a public rally through the 2019 basic elections.

Reacting to his conviction and the jail time period, Khan stated, “I have not lost faith. Not all doors have closed, I will appeal against the order in a higher court. We have already proceeded in this regard and confabulation with lawyers are on.”

One of the senior most leaders of Akhilesh Yadav-led Samajwadi Party, Azam Khan is ready to lose his Assembly membership owing to his conviction and three-year jail time period as he faces disqualification as an MLA if he does not problem the sentence instantly earlier than the High Court.

The Uttar Pradesh Assembly also can transfer forward to disqualify him owing to the present rule pertaining to a jail sentence of two or extra years for a sitting lawmaker in any case.

The case of hate speech was registered towards Khan in Rampur in April 2019. He has been convicted underneath Sections 153 A (selling enmity between two teams), 505 (assertion conducing to public mischief) of IPC and Section 125 of the Representation of People Act 1951.

An FIR was lodged towards him after the returning officer had taken cognizance of the matter following the submission of a criticism on this regard.

During his election marketing campaign in 2019 when Azam Khan was contesting as a joint SP-BSP candidate from Rampur Parliamentary phase and had gained, the Samajwadi chief accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of making an environment throughout the nation the place Muslims discovered it tough to exist.

He was accused of in search of votes on spiritual traces whereas utilizing objectionable language towards his Congress rival and the then Rampur DM whom he had accused of turning Rampur into hell.

After Khan’s tackle, instances have been registered towards him in a variety of police stations and he was accused of inciting communal hassle in Rampur by his election speeches.

On Thursday, Azam Khan, who was current within the MP/MLA court docket, was taken into custody after saying him the convict within the case of hate speech.

Earlier, the court docket had rejected the plea of the SP chief for deferring the date of pronouncement of the order. He had submitted that because the matter was pending in Allahabad High Court so the date of pronouncement of judgement by MP/MLA court docket ought to be postponed.

The veteran SP chief was launched from Sitapur District jail in May, this 12 months after spending round two years in jail following the Supreme Court order granted him interim bail in a case of land grabbing. Azam Khan has been dealing with 87 instances of various prison offences.

However, Azam Khan’s conviction comes per week after the Supreme Court requested the Centre and the Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand governments to behave robust on hate speeches.