Senior Samajwadi Party leader and former MP Azam Khan
During the interrogation, the agency reportedly put more than 50 questions to him as part of its investigation into the alleged financial irregularities.
Khan was questioned at length in connection with the alleged misuse of government funds in the construction of Mohammad Ali Jauhar University in Rampur, according to officials. Uttar Pradesh Energy Minister AK Sharma said the law applied equally to everyone, irrespective of their position or identity. Bihar BJP president Sanjay Saraogi said the case should not be linked to any particular community and accused Khan of attempting to portray himself as a victim.
Thereafter, Azam complained of chest and stomach pain, following which a team of CRPF and ED personnel took the former minister to RML Hospital in Delhi for a medical examination. After receiving clearance from a specialist team of doctors at RML Hospital, he was brought back to the ED headquarters and questioned again. The developments triggered sharp political reactions. He remarked that people sometimes disregard the law when consumed by the arrogance of power, but eventually everyone has to face its consequences. Meanwhile, Samajwadi Party national general secretary Shivpal Singh Yadav criticised the government, alleging that the ED had acted at its behest to arrest Khan immediately after his release from jail. He called upon people to speak out against what he described as oppressive governments. BJP leaders, on the other hand, defended the ED’s action, maintaining that the law was equal for everyone.