SP leader Azam Khan disqualified as MLA after conviction in 2019 hate speech case

SP leader and Rampur MLA Azam Khan has been disqualified as MLA (membership of the UP Legislative Assembly), office of UP Assembly Speaker said on Friday.

The move comes after a Rampur court on Thursday sentenced Azam Khan to three years in jail in a 2019 hate speech case, a government lawyer said.

However, the court granted bail to the Rampur MLA, allowing him time to



file an appeal in a higher court.

The MP/MLA court also imposed a fine of Rs 25,000 on Khan, advocate Ajay Tiwari said.

The case was registered against Khan in Rampur in April 2019 for levelling serious allegations against administrative officials posted in Rampur and Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath during an election meeting.