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Irked by Azam Khan's remarks, Bukhari wants
son-in-law's ticket cancelled
Friday April 06, 2012 08:03:48 PM,
IANS
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Lucknow:
The Shahi Imam of Delhi's Jama Masjid, Syed Ahmed Bukhari, Friday
asked Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav to revoke the
legislative council ticket of his son-in-law Umar Khan.
Accusing the Samajwadi Party of not paying enough heed to Muslims,
Bukhari, in a one-page letter, also slammed senior Samajwadi Party
leader Azam Khan for his "unsavoury remarks".
Pointing out that he had not sought any ticket for his son-in-law,
Bukhari asked Mulayam Singh Yadav to "seriously and honestly work
for the welfare of Muslims instead".
He also said that he had asked for a Rajya Sabha ticket for Yahya,
his brother, but Mulayam Yadav had not paid any heed to the
request.
Azam Khan and Imam Bukhari have been at daggers drawn for years
and the former has always been opposed to mixing religion with
politics.
After Mulayam Singh gave a ticket to Bukhari's son-in-law
Thursday, Azam Khan had commented: "Religious people should not be
rewarded by the party."
Having fallen out a few years back, Bukhari and Mulayam Yadav had
patched up in the run up to the state elections. Bukhari appealed
to Muslims in Uttar Pradesh to support the Samajwadi Party.
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