The Samajwadi Party workers staged statewide protests against frisking of Urban Development Minister Mohammad Azam Khan at Boston airport in the United States, saying the minister was persecuted because he is a Muslim
The SP workers raised anti-America slogans and asked the Union government to register a strong complaint with the US administration against the disrespect shown to a senior minister who was travelling on diplomatic visa.
SP general secretary Ram Asrey Kushwaha said the party had formally registered its complaint with the Centre about the humiliation meted out to Azam Khan.
The SP members in the Rajya Sabha also staged a protest over the issue, leading to adjournment of the House.The SP, however, made it clear that Azam Khan would not cut short his visit as reported by some sections of newspapers. "The minister will return along with the Chief Minister on April 29," the SP leader said..Khan was allegedly stopped at the Boston airport and frisked by airport authorities.
He alleged that the US authorities misbehaved with him.