In a tweet in Hindi, Mayawati said, The sharp reaction over the Samajwadi Party chief going to the Azamgarh jail and meeting imprisoned party MLA Ramakant Yadav to express sympathy is natural. This shows the general belief that the SP guards these types of criminal elements.
After a prolonged and united protest by local journalists, the leadership had promised action against officers who framed journalists in the paper leak case to save their own skin.