Akash Saxena (born 1975) is an Indian politician. He represents the Rampur Assembly constituency of Uttar Pradesh, India.[1][2] He won the assembly Rampur by-election in December 2022, defeating Samajwadi Party candidate Asim Raza by more than 33,000 votes.[3]
Akash Saxena | |
|---|---|
| MLA, 18th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh | |
| Assumed office 8 December 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Azam Khan |
| Constituency | Rampur Assembly constituency |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1975 (age 48–49) Rampur, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Parent | Shiv Bahadur Saxena |
| Residence(s) | Rampur, Uttar Pradesh |
| Occupation | MLA |
| Profession | Politician |
Personal life
editHe is the son of former BJP MLA & UP's Cabinet Minister Shiv Bahadur Saxena.[4] The BJP-led state government of Uttar Pradesh has given him a Y category security since 2018.[5]
Political career
editSaxena contested 2022 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election as Bharatiya Janata Party candidate from Rampur Assembly constituency[6] and defeated his close contestant Mohd. Asim Raja from Samajwadi Party with a margin of 33,772 votes.[7][8] From 8 December 2022 he has become member of the 18th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh.[9][10]
He has served as the Convener of the Bharatiya Janata Party's Small-Scale Industries Cell for Western Uttar Pradesh. Akash Saxena was the president of the Indian Industries Association, Rampur.[11]
March 2022 assembly election
editIn March 2022 assembly election, Akash Saxena secured 76,084 votes for BJP, losing the election against SP's Azam Khan.[12]
Posts held
edit| # | From | To | Position | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 2022 | till date | Member, 18th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh | Elected in Bypoll |
Controversies
editAkash Saxena has filed more than 60 cases against Samajwadi Party leader and former UP minister Azam Khan, which become a significant reason for Azam Khan and his son Abdullah Azam Khan to go to jail. He filed a complaint alleging MLA Abdullah Azam Khan had obtained multiple birth certificates to increase his age to the eligibility limit for contesting state assembly elections. Based on his complaint, upon investigation by the Rampur District Magistrate found Abdullah Khan guilty of faking his date of birth to contest polls. The report was sent to the Election Commission of India. In January 2019, Saxena further lodged a case of forgery in the birth certificate case at a local police station. In January 2020, the court declared the three, Azam Khan, Abdullah Zam Khan and Tazeen Fatma, to be absconders for failing to appear in court during the hearings of the case. On 26 February 2020, Azam Khan and her wife, Tazeen Fatma and son Abdullah Khan were sent to jail for making a fake birth certificate.[13][14][15][16]
In March 2021, Saxena complained about Mohammad Ali Jauhar University's funding. He alleged that the highest donation had been shown in the balance sheets of 2015, 2016, and 2017 at the time of demonetization when Azam Khan was a minister. The donation of Rs 222 crore is shown in the balance sheet, whereas the income tax returns of the people who donated money show that they were not capable of giving that much donation. Saxena asked where did this money come from then. Akash Saxena provided the balance sheet of Jauhar University to the Enforcement Directorate (ED), and the money laundering case is being investigated.[17][18]
In 2019, Akash Saxena filed a complaint against Azam Khan for delivering hate speech, alleging that Khan was trying to incite violence between Hindus and Muslims. In the same hate speech case, Khan was convicted in 2022 and his legislatorship from the state assembly was terminated.[19]
References
edit- ^ "रामपुर से बीजेपी प्रत्याशी आकाश सक्सेना, आजम खान को जेल भिजवाने वाले नेता का सियासत के दिग्गज परिवार से नाता".
- ^ "National Election Watch". myneta.info.
- ^ "Rampur bypoll election results 2022: Lotus blossoms in Rampur, BJP's Akash Saxena wins by over 33,000 votes, SP concedes defeat". Zee News. 8 December 2022.
- ^ "Rampur bypoll: Azam Khan hoodwinked Muslims by showing them 'fear of BJP', says party candidate Akash Saxena". The Economic Times. 3 December 2022.
- ^ Sharma, Pankul (2 August 2018). "UP govt provides Y-category security to man who lodged FIR against Azam Khan". The Times of India.
- ^ "आजम खान के गढ़ में बीजेपी ने खिलाया कमल, रामपुर में आकाश सक्सेना ने सपा प्रत्याशी को हराया".
- ^ "रामपुर में पहली बार खिला कमल, आकाश सक्सेना ने दर्ज की शानदार जीत".
- ^ "भाजपा प्रत्याशी आकाश सक्सेना जीते, 33 हजार से ज्यादा वोटों से रजा को हराया".
- ^ "रामपुर में आखिरी वक्त में उलटफेर, भाजपा की जीत".
- ^ "रामपुर उपचुनाव में आजम का किला ढहा, भाजपा प्रत्याशी आकाश सक्सेना जीते".
- ^ "आकाश सक्सेना को मिली वाई श्रेणी की सुरक्षा" (in Hindi). Dainik Jagran. 31 July 2018.
- ^ "Rampur Assembly Election results 2022". Zee News. 11 March 2022.
- ^ Abbas, Nazar (19 December 2019). "Rampur court proclaims Azam, his wife, their son 'absconding'". The Times of India.
- ^ "सपा सांसद आजम खान के नाम पुलिस ने रामपुर में कराई मुनादी, घर के बाहर चस्पा किया नोटिस" (in Hindi). Dainik Bhaskar. 9 January 2020.
- ^ "Fake birth certificate case of son: SC dismisses plea of SP leader Azam Khan". The Economic Times. 25 July 2022.
- ^ "FIR by BJP neta nailed Azam Khan & kin". The Times of India. 28 February 2020.
- ^ Saxena, Vishal (25 December 2021). "BJP नेता ने ईडी को दिए साक्ष्य, नोटबंदी के दौरान आजम खां के जौहर को दान में मिले थे 222 करोड़" (in Hindi). News 18.
- ^ Khan, Aamir (26 December 2021). "आजम खान की बढ़ेंगी मुश्किलें, जौहर यूनिवर्सिटी के खिलाफ ED भी कर सकती है जांच" (in Hindi). Aaj Tak.
- ^ "Samajwadi Party MLA Azam Khan jailed for three years in 2019 hate speech case". Scroll.in. 27 October 2022.
