Lucknow, Sept. 23 -- Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday welcomed the release of former Uttar Pradesh Minister Azam Khan from jail, and said that all "false cases" against the party leader will be withdrawn when the party comes to power in the state.

Talking to reporters, he said that Samajwadi Party leaders and workers believed that court will do justice in cases related to Azam Khan. He also hoped that no "false cases" will be filed by the BJP government in the state.

"SP leader Azam Khan has been released from jail. I would like to thank the Court for this. We, the Samajwadis, believed that the Court would do justice. We hope that in the time to come, no false cases will be filed and no injustice will be done by the ...