Jaya Prada booked for Azam barb

Lucknow, April 22

Jaya Prada, the BJP candidate from Rampur, has been booked for alleged objectionable comments against SP rival Azam Khan, officials said on Monday. A non-cognisable report has been filed against the actor-turned-politician, Rampur City Magistrate Sarvesh Kumar Gupta said.

During a public meeting, she had purportedly said, “Considering the comments Azam Khan makes against me, Mayawati you must think ‘unki X-ray jaisi aankhen aapke upar bhi kahaan kahaan daal kar dekhengi (His X-ray like eyes will also stare at you).”

On Monday, Jaya Prada hit out at Khan’s son Abdullah Azam for calling her “Anarkali”, saying it showed how the father and son perceived women. — PTI