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BAREILLY: With many Samajwadi Party leaders jumping ship to join Shivpal Yadav's Samajwadi Secular Morcha, rumours of senior SP leader Azam Khan joining the new outfit were afoot on social media. Meanwhile, senior SP leaders in Meerut demanded that an FIR under IT Act be lodged. There is a conspiracy behind these rumours," party district president Rajpal Singh said. "The rumours are being spread to denigrate the image of SP. Veerpal is one of the most prominent leaders in Bareilly region and his support to Shivpal was seen as a major shot in the arm for the latter..