Lucknow, Aug 01 : A day after the detention of Samajwadi Party (SP) MLA Abdullah Azam Khan, son of SP MP Azam Khan, the party workers on Thursday started a protest march towards Rampur district in Uttar Pradesh resulting in a brawl with the state police. Abdullah Azam and his supporters arrested by police for violating Section 144 in Rampur. Heavy police personnel was deployed and security tightened ahead of the protest march. The UP Police has already imposed Section 144, which prohibits the assembly of more than five people. Several dozens SP workers have also been arrested since morning.
On the instructions of SP president Akhilesh Yadav, all the party leaders and workers from Moradabad and Bareli have been trying to reach Rampur, in a big show of strength to support the father-son duo. However, their efforts have been foiled due to the strict vigilance of the police.
