Having led a 17-member delegation of legislators and ministers from Uttar Pradesh to a 20-day "study tour" of Turkey, Greece, Netherlands, UK and UAE, senior minister in Akhilesh cabinet Mohammad Azam Khan, on Sunday, gave a communal spin to controversy over the tour. He said Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was pointing fingers at the tour because they cannot tolerate seeing a Muslim leader from UP heading a delegation to Commonwealth countries. Azam Khan's statement was issued by Shanu Khan, his media in charge in Rampur, on Sunday.<br /><br />"No questions were raised when BJP state president Laxmikant Bajpayi and former Vidhan Sabha speaker Kesari Nath Tripathi went on similar tours earlier. Why make a noise now," he questioned. "The problem of the communal forces is that despite best efforts, a Muslim like "ghareeb" (poor in Urdu) Azam Khan is leading the tour and this will lead to empowerment of Muslims," he said.<br /><br /><br />For More information on this news visit : http://www.newsx.com/<br />Connect with us on Social platform at : http://www.facebook.com/newsxonline<br />Subscribe to our YouTube Channel : http://www.youtube.com/newsxlive
