Key Points
Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan was acquitted in a 2019 hate speech case on Wednesday..
He was convicted in the same case last year in October for allegedly making derogatory remarks against Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath during the 2019 Lok Sabha elections...
He was awarded three years in prison by the Rampur court and a consequent disqualification from the UP assembly..
Azam faces 87 cases against him under various charges, all of which were filed after 2017 when the BJP took power in Uttar Pradesh..
You might be interested in
SP leader Azam Khan convicted for 2019 hate speech, gets 2 years in jail
15, Jul, 23The case was registered against Azam Khan for a speech that he gave during campaigning for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections
Azam Khan acquitted by UP court in 2019 hate speech case
24, May, 23Azam Khan was sentenced to three years in prison on October 27 last year, following which he was disqualified as an MLA of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly.
HC issues notices to Azam on state govt’s appeal in 2019 hate speech case
03, Aug, 23It is alleged that Azam Khan had made derogatory remarks against chief minister Yogi Adiyanath during Lok Sabha election 2019.
Fearing Atiq Ahmad-like shootout, Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan asks this
29, Apr, 23During the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan was booked for making inflammatory speeches while addressing a public meeting. | Latest News India
Forgery case: Police file chargesheet against Azam Khan, wife
30, May, 23The chargesheet, which was submitted at a special court in Rampur, has been filed under IPC sections 420 (cheating), 467 (forgery), 468 (forgery for purpose of cheating), 471 (using as genuine a forged), and 120-B (criminal conspiracy).
UP civic polls: SP’s Azam Khan says he fears ‘Atiq Ahmed-like fate’
01, May, 23Azam Khan, who took to the stage after a long time as he is suffering from a prolonged illness, campaigned for Samajwadi Party candidate Fatima Zabi, who is contesting for the presidential post of Rampur municipality.
Rahul Gandhi gets two-year jail term in Modi surname defamation case
23, Mar, 23Matter pertains to remarks against Modi surname made at public meeting in 2019
Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan says stage set for his 'court martial'
09, Jun, 23Imran Khan's remarks came a day after Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah accused him of planning the countrywide violence that erupted after his arrest in a corruption case on May 9.