Azam calls Adityanath 'frustrated', advises him to get married

May 04, 2016 22:33

Terming sages in India as a "frustrated" lot, Uttar Pradesh Minister Azam Khan courted a fresh controversy as he advised BJP MP Yogi Adityanath to get married and "prove his masculinity" with the latter seeking his expulsion.

"Yogi Adityanath should first get married and prove his masculinity," Khan told reporters on the sidelines of an event in Gorakhpur on Tuesday.

Replying to question on whether he considered all sages in the country did not possess masculinity, Khan said, "they are frustrated."

"How would a Mahant know what love is ... he should first get married and help in growth of generation," he said.

Following the Samajwadi Party leader's remarks, a fuming Adityanath advised Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav to sack him so that people can set him right.

He said Khan has lost his mental balance and needed medical attention.

Meanwhile in Lucknow, state BJP chief Keshav Prasad Maurya said such a statement only indicated Khan's mental bankruptcy.

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