SITAPUR/LUCKNOW: ( Samajwadi Party founder member Azam Khan was released on bail from Sitapur jail on Tuesday after nearly two years, with party chief Akhilesh Yadav saying the veteran leader has “finally got justice”.

Shortly after coming out of jail, Khan, a former Uttar Pradesh Cabinet minister, thanked those “who prayed for him”, while the SP chief vowed to withdraw all “false cases” against the senior leader if his party returned to power in Uttar Pradesh.

“I thank all those who prayed for me,” Khan told reporters in Bareilly while en route to Rampur, his hometown.