LUCKNOW, Nov. 12 -- Samajwadi Party national general secretary Shivpal Singh Yadav is scheduled to visit Ghaziabad on Thursday to meet jailed party leader and former Uttar Pradesh minister Azam Khan at the district jail.

The visit comes after SP president Akhilesh Yadav met Khan at Rampur jail on October 22, amid heightened political activity ahead of the 2027 Uttar Pradesh assembly elections. After the visit, the SP chief had described the cases against Khan as political vendetta and reaffirmed the senior leader's importance to the party.

According to the programme finalised on Wednesday, Yadav will reach Ghaziabad District Jail, also known as Dasna Jail, at 10.30 am. His meeting with Khan is expected around 11 am. After the interactio...