After being named in several FIRs lodged by farmers, Samajwadi Party minister Azam Khan has finally been declared 'land mafia' by the Uttar Pradesh government. The list also contained the name of Alay Hasan Khan, a former circle officer in Rampur. Rampur District Magistrate Aujaneya Kumar Singh confirmed that the two accused had been named as land mafia.

The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday issued notice to Samajwadi Party MP Azam Khan on a petition filed by BJP candidate Jaya Prada challenging his election from Rampur Lok Sabha constituency.

A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel has directed a joint committee, comprising the Uttar Pradesh State Pollution Control Board (UPPCB) and the Rampur district magistrate, to look into the matter and furnish a report within a month by e-mail.  

Keeping in mind the long history of his involvement in land grabbing cases, Azam Khan's name would be recommended to be listed on the land mafia portal, Superintendent of Police, Rampur, Ajay Pal Sharma said. Earlier cases have revealed Azam Khan and his close aide, a former police officer called Aalehasan Khan, allegedly 'grabbed land' from 26 farmers.

According to a criminal case registered at Rampur's Azim Nagar Police Station, Azam Khan and his close aide, former Deputy Superintendent of UP Police Aalehasan Khan, allegedly forged documents and grabbed land worth over several hundred crores for Mohammed Ali Jauhar University, a multi-crore private project of the SP leader. 

Actor-turned-politician Jaya Prada Friday filed a petition in the Allahabad High Court challenging the election of Azam Khan, who won the Lok Sabha polls from Uttar Pradesh's Rampur seat.

Akash Saxena, a BJP leader from Rampur has filed an FIR against Samajwadi Party Azam Khan and 10 other leaders from the party. In the complaint, it is mentioned that Khan had allegedly passed derogatory remarks against Jaya Prada.

In her petition, Jaya Prada has said that he is holding an office of profit as chancellor of the Jauhar University and cannot assume the membership of Lok Sabha.

Samajwadi Party's Azam Khan recently registered a victory from Rampur in Uttar Pradesh. He defeated BJP's Jaya Prada.

Talking to reporters, Azam Khan said: "I have got votes from all sections of society and this can be verified from polling booths. I want to tell my rivals that if this is not found to be true, I will resign from the Lok Sabha."

Reopening wounds, referencing popular culture to deliver insults and sexist jibes, it was all par for the electoral course in a season that tumbled to a name-calling close in a medley of ‘chowkidar’, ‘bhrashtachari’, Aurangzeb, Mogambo and more.

Jaya Prada has won Rampur seat twice in 2004 and 2009, while Azam Khan has represented the area for a record nine times in the Uttar Pradesh assembly.

This is the second time this month that the EC has imposed a ban on him. The fresh ban will come into force at 6.00 AM on Wednesday.

Jaya Prada, the BJP candidate from Rampur, has been booked for making alleged objectionable comments against SP rival Azam Khan, officials said Monday.  

In an apparent reference to Jaya Prada, Abdullah Khan, in the presence of his father Azam Khan, said there is no doubt that they need 'Ali and Bajrang Bali' both, but not an 'Anarkali'.

Resuming campaigning after a 72-hour Election Commission ban over his derogatory remarks on BJP's Jaya Prada, Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan Friday complained that he was being treated like a terrorist or a criminal.   

Though most Muslim women feel the veteran Samajwadi Party leader should have avoided making the derogatory remark against the actor-politician, the BJP's candidate against him in this Lok Sabha constituency, there are also those who defend him vehemently.

On Monday, the National Commission for Women urged the Election Commission to take "strong action" against SP leader for making offensive remarks against actor-turned-politician Jaya Prada.

The level of political blame game in Indian elections has never been civil, but with Azam Khan's 'Khaki Underwear' remark it just hit a new low. Unfortunately, it is not the first time that the Samajwadi Party leader has made objectionable statements which command a strict action against him. Take a look a the few recent ones:

This is not the first time Azam Khan has made sexist remarks aimed at Jaya Parda. Azam Khan and Jaya Prada are pitted against each other in Rampur parliamentary constituency.