One and a half hour closed door meeting, Swami Prasad Maurya created political stir in UP by meeting Azam Khan

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Ever since Samajwadi Party’s senior leader Azam Khan came out after being in jail for 23 months, political activity has intensified in Rampur. First SP President Akhilesh Yadav came to meet him and now the meeting of his Janata Party’s National President Swami Prasad Maurya has started a new debate in the politics of UP.

On Saturday, Swami Prasad Maurya suddenly reached Rampur to meet Azam Khan at his house. This meeting has heated up the market of speculation in political circles.

What happened for one and a half hours in a closed room?

When Swami Prasad Maurya reached Azam Khan’s house in Rampur, he was warmly welcomed by Azam’s son Abdullah Azam. After this, there was a long conversation between Azam Khan and Swami Prasad Maurya in a closed room for about one and a half hour. When both the leaders came out after this meeting, they called it a normal and courtesy call.

Azam Khan said, “We are old friends. There may be differences in politics, but there should be no distance in relations. This meeting was just a courtesy call.”

At the same time, Swami Prasad Maurya also termed it as formal and said, “I had come to meet Azam Saheb. He is a big leader of the state’s politics. We have discussed the current situation of the country and the state.”

Was it just a courtesy call or something more?

Even though both the leaders are publicly calling this meeting a normal meeting, the timing and manner of this meeting has raised many questions. This meeting has taken place at a time when news of new equations being formed and getting worsened in UP politics is common. Both the leaders make a special impact in the politics of UP through their statements and political steps.

This discussion that took place behind closed doors for one and a half hours has raised the question whether a new khichdi is being cooked in the politics of UP? Although both the leaders have not made the issue of talks public, this meeting has definitely increased the political temperature.