Azam Khan (politician): Difference between revisions

| constituency       = [[Rampur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Rampur]]

| office              = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]]

| term_start         = 23 May 2019

| predecessor         = [[Naipal Singh]]

| successor           =  

| office1             = Chancellor of the [[Mohammad Ali Jauhar University]]

| term_start1        = 2012

| predecessor1       = Position established

| successor1         =

| office2            = Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Muslim Waqf, Urban Development, Water Supplies, Urban Employment & Poverty Alleviation, Overall Urban Development, Minority Welfare and Haj. [[Government of Uttar Pradesh]]

| term_start2         = 15 March 2012

| term_end2           = 19 March 2017

| 1blankname2        = [[Chief Minister]]

| 1namedata2         = [[Akhilesh Yadav]]

| office3            = Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Urban Development [[Government of Uttar Pradesh]]

| term_start3         = 29 August 2003

| term_end3           = 13 May 2007

| 1blankname3        = [[Chief Minister]]

| 1namedata3         = [[Mulayam Singh Yadav]]

| office4            = [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly|Member of Legislative Assembly, Uttar Pradesh]]

| predecessor4       = Afroz Ali Khan

| successor4         = [[Tazeen Fatma]]

| constituency4       = [[Rampur (Assembly constituency)]]

| term_start4         = 26 February 2002

| term_end4           = 23 May 2019<ref name="Member Profile"/>

| constituency5       = [[Rampur (Assembly constituency)]]

| office5            = [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly|Member of Legislative Assembly, Uttar Pradesh]]

| term_start5         = 9 June 1980

| term_end5          = 28 October 1995

| predecessor5       = Manzoor Ali Khan

| successor5         = Afroz Ali Khan

 

| office6             = [[Member of Parliament|MP]] of [[Rajya Sabha]] for [[Uttar Pradesh]]

| constituency6       = [[Uttar Pradesh]]

| term_start6         = 1996

| term_end6           = 2002

'''Mohammad Azam Khan''' (born 14 August 1948) is an Indian politician serving as the [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha|Member of Parliament]] from [[Rampur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Rampur]]. He is one of the founding members of the [[Samajwadi Party]] and was a member of the [[Seventeenth Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh]].<ref name="Member Profile">{{cite news|title=Member Profile|publisher=[[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly|U.P. Legislative Assembly]] website|access-date=27 July 2019|url=http://uplegisassembly.gov.in/Members/main_members_en.aspx#/Data/12233/17 |language=hi}}</ref><ref name="Candidate affidavit">{{cite news|title=Candidate affidavit|publisher=My neta.info|access-date=27 July 2019|url=http://myneta.info/up2012/candidate.php?candidate_id=1985}}</ref> He was also the senior most Cabinet Minister in the [[Government of Uttar Pradesh]] and has been a [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|member of the legislative assembly]] for nine terms from [[Rampur (Assembly constituency)|Rampur assembly constituency]].

Azam Khan has been an [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] for nine terms; all from [[Rampur (Assembly constituency)|Rampur assembly constituency]]. He was also a cabinet minister in the [[government of Uttar Pradesh]]. Khan is currently a member of the [[Samajwadi Party]] but has been a member of four other political parties between 1980 and 1992. During his first term ([[8th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh]]), he was a member of [[Janata Party (Secular)]]. During his second term ([[9th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh]]), he was a member of the [[Lok Dal]]. Khan was a member of [[Janata Dal]] during his third term ([[10th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh]]). In his fourth term ([[11th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh]]), Azam Khan was a member of [[Janata Party]]. Since 1993 (his fifth term and [[12th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh]]), he has been a member of the [[Samajwadi Party]].

Azam Khan also was a post holder in Samajwadi Party however on 17 May 2009 he resigned from the general secretary post of the party.<ref name="Azam Khan resigns">{{cite news |last1=Siddiqui |first1=Pervez Iqbal |title=Azam Khan resigns as SP gen secy |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/Azam-Khan-resigns-as-SP-gen-secy/articleshow/4544405.cms |access-date=11 February 2021 |work=The Times of India |date=18 May 2009 |language=en}}</ref> However, during the [[2009 Indian general election|15th Loksabha elections]], his opposition to the Samajwadi Party candidate, [[Jaya Prada]], and the surrounding controversies resulted in a crisis in the party,<ref>{{Cite news|url = http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/rampuri-knives-out-yadav-tears-into-khan/457002/|title = Rampuri knives out: Yadav tears into Khan|last = Bhatt|first = Virenda Nath|date = 10 May 2009|work = Express India}}</ref> and on 24 May 2009, he says he was expelled for six years (although the party chief claimed he himself resigned).<ref>{{cite news |last1=Khan |first1=Atiq |title=SP expels Azam Khan for six years |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/SP-expels-Azam-Khan-for-six-years/article16603003.ece |access-date=11 February 2021 |work=The Hindu |date=25 May 2009 |language=en-IN}}</ref> The Samajwadi Party later revoked his expulsion and he rejoined on 4 December 2010.<ref>{{Cite news|url = http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/azam-khan-returns-to-sp/720565/0|title = Azam Khan returns to SP|date = 5 December 2010|work = [[The Indian Express]] |accessdate=11 February 2021}}</ref> After his successful win in 2014, Khan has been given ticket from Rampur constituency by the [[Samajwadi Party]] for the Lok Sabha elections of 2019.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Abbas |first1=Nazar |title=SP-BSP-RLD combine names Azam Khan as candidate from Rampur |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bareilly/sp-bsp-rld-combine-names-azam-khan-as-candidate-from-rampur/articleshow/68552951.cms?from=mdr |access-date=11 February 2021 |work=The Times of India |date=24 March 2019 |language=en}}</ref>

Rampur SP Ajay Pal Singh investigating the one of the cases of land grab. There are several cases of land grab registered against the NGO Jauhar trust founded by Khan.<ref>{{Cite web|date=30 August 2019|title=Family of Azam Khan's Sister Cry Foul as Police Picks Her Up for Questioning in Land Grab Case|url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/family-of-azam-khans-sister-cry-foul-as-police-picks-her-up-for-questioning-in-land-grab-case-2291243.html|access-date=14 September 2019|website=News18}}</ref>

 

 

 

Tiwari's response sparked protests by  Indian Muslims,<ref>{{Cite book|last=Kumar|first=Satish|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8-xHDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT143|title=India's National Security: Annual Review 2016-17|date=22 November 2017|publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn=9781351240796|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=20 January 2016|title=Kamlesh Tiwari may contest U.P. bypolls|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/Kamlesh-Tiwari-may-contest-U.P.-bypolls/article14008095.ece|access-date=18 October 2019|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> with some demanding a death penalty for Tiwari.<ref name="zeenews1">{{Cite web|date=12 December 2015|title=This is what Kamlesh Tiwari said about Prophet Muhammad which infuriated Muslims|url=https://zeenews.india.com/news/india/this-is-what-kamlesh-tiwari-said-about-prophet-muhammad-which-infuriated-muslims_1833716.html|access-date=18 October 2019|website=Zee News|language=en}}</ref><ref name="it10182019">[https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/kamlesh-tiwari-hindu-samaj-party-leader-death-lucknow-1610775-2019-10-18 Who was Kamlesh Tiwari, the Hindu Samaj Party leader killed in broad daylight in Lucknow?], India Today (18 October 2019)</ref> Tiwari was subsequently arrested, charged under [[National Security Act (India)|National Security Act]],<ref name="thehindu9202016">[https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/Kamlesh-Tiwari-may-contest-U.P.-bypolls/article14008095.ece Kamlesh Tiwari may contest U.P. bypolls], Mohammad Ali, The Hindu (20 September 2016), Quote: "Mr. Tiwari, who was granted bail last week by a Lucknow court, will remain in jail until the Allahabad High Court decides on his plea against the slapping of the National Security Act (NSA) on him by the State government."</ref> and jailed for a few months by the [[Uttar Pradesh Police]].<ref name="toiakkt">{{Cite web|last=Bhatia|first=Ishita|date=4 December 2015|title=Kamlesh Tiwari not a member, says Hindu Mahasabha|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/meerut/Kamlesh-Tiwari-not-a-member-says-Hindu-Mahasabha/articleshow/50048536.cms|access-date=18 October 2019|website=The Times of India}}</ref>

Tiwari later died after being stabbed and having his throat slit by two assailants in [[Lucknow]]. UP DGP confirmed the murder to be a radical killing and held the comments on Prophet Muhammad as the reason behind the killing.<ref>{{Cite web|date=October 19, 2019|title=Kamlesh Tiwari murder: UP Police says case solved, remarks on Prophet Muhammad behind killing|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/kamlesh-tiwari-murder-up-police-says-case-solved-remarks-on-prophet-muhammad-behind-killing-1610970-2019-10-19|access-date=2021-12-22|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref>