Petition to withdraw Azam hate speech

A local court today rejected the state government’s plea for the withdrawal of a case lodged against state minister and Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan for allegedly delivering a hate speech and using derogatory language against former chief minister Mayawati in 2007.

Chief Judicial Magistrate B K Pandey,while rejecting the application,cited discrepancies in the sections mentioned in the charge sheet and in the application filed by the state government. The case against the minister was filed by the state police at the Tanda police station under SC/ST Act in 2007,charging him for allegedly delivering a hate speech and using derogatory language against BSP supremo and then chief minister Mayawati.