Khan, who had been appealing to the minority community to get Modi defeated in the Lok Sabha elections, had made several caustic attacks against the BJP leader over his alleged role in the 2002 Godhra riots and even referred to him as “an elder brother of a dog's pup”.
Khan was later barred from participation in campaign by the Election Commission for making provocative speeches. On BJP leader Kalraj Mishra's demand for Akhilesh's resignation, Khan said the dismal performance of Samajwadi Party was due to UPA's wrong policies and mismanagement of economy and that there was no need for the UP CM to resign.
“The debacle which SP tasted was the result of UPA government's loot, inflation and corruption. Hence, Akhilesh Yadav need not to resign.
