New Delhi: Samajwadi Party Leader Azam Khan has been hospitalized at Delhi's Sir Ganga Ram Hospital after his health deteriorated. Azam Khan's family members admitted him to the hospital at 3 AM on Sunday night. His condition is said to be stable at the moment, and his treatment is ongoing under the supervision of specialists. The senior SP leader was hospitalized in an ICU at a private hospital in Lucknow in August last year after being diagnosed with pneumonia. 


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In May of last year, the 72-year-old was admitted to the same Delhi hospital for a routine check-up. The state Assembly Secretariat, earlier in October, announced Khan`s disqualification from the House after a court sentenced him to three years in jail in a hate speech case.


The case was registered against Khan in April 2019 for leveling serious allegations against administrative officials posted in Rampur, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath during an election meeting.  Azam Khan was released from the Sitapur Jail in Uttar Pradesh on May 20, 2022, the same day the Supreme Court granted him interim bail in a cheating case.


Azam Khan was sentenced to three years in prison for hate speech. The Rampur MP/MLA court issued this judgment on October 27, 2022. He was also fined Rs 25,000 by the court. Bail was set at Rs 25,000 on a personal bond. His assembly membership was canceled after that due to the three-year sentence. His right to vote was also taken away. After that, Azam will be unable to run for office or vote.


In Uttar Pradesh, bye-elections for two assembly seats have been called. On May 10, Rampur's Swar assembly seat and Mirzapur's Chanbe assembly seat will be up for election. On May 13, the counting will take place. The most well-known of these two assembly seats is that of Swar in Rampur district. Abdullah Azam, Azam Khan's son, was disqualified in this case. Only after that did this seat become available. Let us remind you that Azam holds considerable power in the Rampur Sadar and Swar seats. There is speculation on who from Azam Khan's family will run for the Swar seat.