New Delhi. Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav had not even given a statement in opposition to his being sent to jail, far from meeting senior party leader Azam Khan while in jail. At the same time, his uncle Shivpal Singh went to jail and met Azam Khan. Looking at the friendship between uncle and Azam, perhaps Akhilesh Yadav now felt that if he lost Azam, it would be difficult to save the traditional vote bank of the SP. The way Azam was taunting him, it also seems that Akhilesh Yadav must have been worried about the future. In such a situation, on Wednesday, Akhilesh took the initiative to bring the relationship back on track with Azam.
As part of this initiative, Akhilesh Yadav went to meet Azam Khan, who was admitted to Delhi’s Sir Ganga Ram Hospital for the past few days. Whereas, during Azam Khan’s stay in jail, he never went to meet him and even when Azam Khan was released from jail, Akhilesh was not present there. Akhilesh’s uncle Shivpal stood outside the jail to welcome Azam. However, Akhilesh met Azam Khan, who was looking weak due to illness. Took photos and talked for a long time.
Both Akhilesh and Azam did not tell what was the agenda of the long talks, but according to sources, Akhilesh told Azam that the leader of the allies like Omprakash Rajbhar’s son and Swami Prasad Maurya, who lost the assembly elections, was under pressure to send him to the UP Legislative Council. are putting. Only 4 MLAs can be elected to the Legislative Council from the SP side. According to sources, Akhilesh also talked about the by-elections for Azamgarh and Rampur Lok Sabha seats. It is being told that in the Lok Sabha by-election from Rampur, Azam Khan’s stronghold, Akhilesh put forward the matter of giving ticket to Azam’s elder daughter-in-law Sidra Khan. It is not yet known how Azam has reacted to this offer of Akhilesh.