• Shivpal Yadav meets Azam Khan at Dasna jail.
• SP leader alleges harassment by prison authorities.
• Yadav says he expects relief for Khan from the judiciary.
• ED case concerns alleged misuse of funds in the construction of Rampur university.

GG News Bureau
Dasna, 12th Nov: Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Shivpal Yadav on Thursday met party leader Azam Khan at Dasna jail and alleged that prison authorities were harassing the former Uttar Pradesh minister.

Speaking to reporters after the meeting, Yadav claimed that all cases against Khan were false and said he was hopeful that the judiciary would provide him relief.

“Azam Khan is being harassed in jail. Now, we have hope only from the judiciary. The court will provide him relief. The administration is continuously harassing him,” Yadav said.

Yadav, the SP’s national general secretary, said he had spoken to Khan through a mesh during the meeting. He alleged that Khan was being punished for establishing a university for underprivileged children in Rampur and claimed that his Muslim identity was a factor.

Khan was granted bail on October 31 in a case related to the possession of two PAN cards. However, he was taken into custody by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) soon after his release in connection with a money laundering case.

The ED has accused Khan of misusing government funds and contracts during the construction of Maulana Mohammad Ali Jauhar University in Rampur. The allegations made by Yadav regarding harassment and the cases against Khan were not independently established in his remarks.