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‘Where only Emotions Spoke Silently’: Akhilesh on His Meeting with Azam Khan - The Statesman
Akhilesh Yadav pledged to withdraw false cases against Azam Khan and rebuild the party's Muslim-Yadav unity ahead of the 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections.
- On Wednesday , Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav met senior party leader and former Minister Azam Khan at his residence in Rampur and called him `the heartbeat of the party`.
- Legal records show multiple FIRs and court bails; Azam Khan, senior party leader, was released on September 23 after nearly two years in prison.
- Ahead of the meeting, Azam Khan said he would meet only Akhilesh Yadav and no family members would attend; Akhilesh stayed at Khan's house from 12.15 pm to 1.15 pm for a two-hour meeting.
- Akhilesh pledged all false cases against Azam Khan will be withdrawn after the SP returns to power in 2027, aiming to strengthen party unity ahead of the 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections.
- With crucial bypolls and local elections ahead, the Samajwadi Party aims to project unity by re-engaging Azam Khan to restore the Muslim‑Yadav coalition amid erosion in western Uttar Pradesh.
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Akhilesh Yadav meets Azam Khan in Rampur, signaling SP’s bid to rebuild core base
For Azam Khan, the meeting reaffirms his relevance within the SP fold. Though his political influence has waned, he continues to command loyalty among sections of the Muslim electorate and local leaders in Rampur and adjoining districts.
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Akhilesh’s visit to Rampur to meet Azam Khan: Last-minute travel changes leave party, police scrambling
The SP national president will be landing by private aircraft at Bareilly airport, from where he will take a chopper to the helipad on the Jauhar University premises in Rampur.
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Akhilesh Yadav will travel to Rampur to meet with SP General Secretary Azam Khan. The SP and the administration have now clashed over the route of the former Chief Minister's visit to Rampur.
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