Meerut, Sept. 25 -- Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan on Wednesday asserted "I am not up for sale" in response to speculation about joining the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP).

Khan, who was released from jail after 23 months on Tuesday, added, "We have character. I am not a commodity to be bought and sold. We have proven that one can earn people's love and respect without being for sale."

Senior Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan briefly stepped out of his home in Rampur late in the afternoon on Wednesday to address mediapersons..

On questions about communication with SP chief Akhilesh Yadav, he said, "Don't try to ignite fire now," and added that he had not been using a mobile phone for years: "I only remembered one number-my wife's. Now I've...