Lucknow: Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan was disqualified from the membership of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly after his conviction in a 2019 hate speech case.

A Rampur court on Thursday sentenced Azam Khan to three years in prison

A Rampur court on Thursday sentenced Azam Khan to three years in prison along with a fine of Rs 2000 in the hate speech case.

Following his conviction, the office of UP Assembly Speaker on Friday announced that SP leader and Rampur MLA Azam Khan has been disqualified from the membership of the UP Legislative Assembly.

A Rampur court had found Azam Khan guilty of making provocative remarks against Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath during the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.

Azam Khan was convicted under Sections 153a (promoting enmity between two groups), 505 (statement conducing to public mischief) of the Indian Penal Code and section 125 of the Representation of People Act 1951.