Former UP minister Azam Khan granted bail in 2013 land case; SP denies wrongdoing, blames BJP for false charges.

Azam Khan, a former UP minister and Samajwadi Party leader, has been granted bail by the Allahabad High Court in a land encroachment case dating to 2013, with his release expected within days. His legal team asserts all pending cases against him have been resolved, and he was previously acquitted in a separate 2016 incident. The SP denies allegations of wrongdoing, claiming the land was lawfully awarded through a public tender. Senior party leader Shivpal Singh Yadav accused the Yogi Adityanath government of fabricating charges, while party chief Akhilesh Yadav pledged to withdraw all cases against Khan if the SP forms a government in Uttar Pradesh.