"UP doesn't want to see jungle raj, goonda raj again": BJP MP Ravi Kishan over Akhilesh's remarks on Azam Khan's release

Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], September 23 (ANI): After Samajwadi Party Chief Akhilesh Yadav's remarks on party leader Azam Khan's release from Sitapur Jail earlier today, BJP MP Ravi Kishan said that the people of Uttar Pradesh do not wish to experience a return to "Jungle Raj and Goonda Raj."
He further expressed confidence that the Bharatiya Janata Party will repeatedly form the government in 2027, asserting that the party aims to secure more than 300 seats in the upcoming state assembly election.
"Now Uttar Pradesh does not want to see that jungle raj, goonda raj, bahubali raj, and kidnapping raj again; therefore, the BJP government is coming back repeatedly. In 2027, we will also cross 300," he said.
Azam Khan was jailed in connection with the Quality Bar land encroachment case and was released after securing bail from the Allahabad High Court in May this year.
Earlier today, SP chief Akhilesh Yadav hailed Khan's release, promising to withdraw all "false" cases against him if SP returns to power in Uttar Pradesh.
"SP leader Azam Khan has been released from jail. I would like to thank the Court for this. We, the Samajwadis, believed that the Court would do justice. We hope that in the time to come, no false cases will be filed and no injustice will be done by the BJP; an officer was given extension after extension. This is a matter of joy for the Samajwadis that he has been released," he said.
Meanwhile, Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Azam Khan, who was recently released from Sitapur jail earlier today, addressed allegations of vendetta politics, asserting that he has never wronged anyone, including his adversaries.
"Vendetta comes into play only if I caused someone some harm. I have behaved well, even with my enemies. Nobody can claim that I did an injustice to anyone," Khan told ANI.
Addressing rumours of joining the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), Khan said, "This can be explained only by those who are making the speculations...I did not meet anyone in jail. I was not allowed to make a phone call... So, I have been completely out of touch for 5 years". (ANI)