Azam Khan, who skipped the Samajwadi Party legislators’ meeting in Lucknow on Sunday, went to meet with jailed party workers in Rampur.
Speaking to media personnel, Samajwadi Party MLA Khan said, “I am not in a position to be angry with anyone. I am a common worker of the Samajwadi Party. I thank both those who came to meet me in jail and those who did not come for various reasons.”
When asked about Akhilesh Yadav’s lack of involvement in his release, Azam Khan stated, “Those who say this are wrong. He went above and beyond to help me.”
However, Khan skipped the Samajwadi Party MLAs meeting called by Akhilesh Yadav ahead of the assembly session.
His son Abdullah Azam and Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party Lohia (PSPL) chief Shivpal Yadav, who is SP MLA from Jaswant Nagar (Etawah), also did not turn up for the meeting at SP headquarters.
“Both Azam Khan and his son Abdullah will be attending the session tomorrow. Azam will sit on the left of Akhilesh Yadav and will raise issues regarding the BJP government,” SP MLA Ravidas Mehrotra said.
Khan will first take an oath and then attend the assembly session on Monday, he added.
The Rampur MLA was released from Sitapur district jail on Friday, a day after the Supreme Court granted him interim bail in an alleged case of cheating.