Uttar Pradesh, October 18: Commenting on land grab cases against  Senior Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Azam Khan, Jaya Prada, BJP said, "This is a curse of the tears women have shed because of him. He is now crying in every public meeting, he used to call me a good actress, but what is he doing now?"

On Thursday,  Azam Khan turned emotional and broke down into tears while addressing an election rally here stating that he has been now been accused of stealing goats and hens. Khan was addressing an election rally here on Monday for upcoming by-polls. Azam Khan Breaks Down at Electoral Rally, Says, 'Am Accused of Stealing Goats and Hens'.

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Khan further said that he is paying a price for protecting the interests of people of Rampur. "This is all happening because I have neither sold you nor myself," he said. Khan is currently facing a slew of criminal cases in connection with land encroachments by the Mohammad Ali Jauhar University. Since April, around 72 cases have been filed against him. He was declared part of the 'land mafia' by the administration.

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