Mayawati was attacked by Mulayam Singh Yadav's goons inside the Meerabai Guesthouse in Lucknow in June 1995. BJP leader Brahmadautt Dwivedi had risked his own life to rescue Mayawati.
In December 2015, protests had broken out in several cities, from north to south, east to west, demanding a death sentence for Kamlesh Tiwari because he had called prophet Muhammad gay.
Addressing a press conference in Rampur after visiting Azam Khan's residence, Akhilesh Yadav assured the party's full support to Azam Khan, who is facing several police cases including those related to alleged land-grabbing.
Firoz Khan, who 'became a groom' to extend support to Azam Khan, had also made sexist remarks against his former colleague Jaya Prada ahead of general elections.