Azam Khan refuses to apologise, attacks Narendra Modi for 'puppy' remark
Azam Khan, a senior minister in Uttar Pradesh, today said he will not apologise for an alleged hate speech that led to him being banned from campaigning by the Election Commission. "I have not committed a crime," Mr Khan told reporters today. The 55-year-old is a prominent Muslim face of the state's ruling Samajwadi Party, headed by Mulayam Singh Yadav, to whom Mr Khan sent a letter today, alleging that the Election Commission is being used by the union government to "muzzle" him. (Read more)
