Amar Singh

Amar Singh threatens to quit SP over abuse

Amar Singh threatens to quit SP over abuseNew Delhi/Lucknow, Apr. 7 : Samajwadi Party General Secretary Amar Singh on Tuesday threatened to quit after he was insulted by party member Azam Khan.

"SP can exist without me, but not without Azam Khan, it appears," said an upset Amar Singh.

It all started when Azam Khan questioned the renomination of actress Jayaprada as the party's candidate from Rampur.

Azam Khan asked the leadership to remove Jaya from what he saw as his political turf.

Amar Singh claims death threat from Chhota Rajan''''s aide

Amar Singh claims death threat from Chhota Rajan''''s aideMumbai, Apr. 6 : Samajwadi party leader Amar Singh has claimed that an associate of underworld don Chhota Rajan has given him a threatening call, and asked him to stay away from his party colleague Abu Asim Azmi.

"I have informed Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan, home minister Jayant Patil and also the National Security Advisor about the threat," Singh told reporters in Mumbai.

Singh demanded security for himself, Azmi, Jaya Bachchan and actor Sanjay Dutt.

RJD, LJP, SP to formally announce new alliance on April 3

Samajwadi PartyNew Delhi, Mar 29 : The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), the Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) and the Samajwadi Party (SP) will make a formal announcement of their new alliance on April 3, Samajwadi Party General Secretary Amar Singh said.

Talking to the reporters here today, Singh said, "They (RJD, LJP, SP) will sit together in Lucknow on April 3 at 11 am to discuss and announce the secular alliance."

The three parties on March 26 had separately announced plans to contest the coming general elections in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar unitedly.

Saving UPA government was a big blunder, says Amar Singh

Amar SinghNew Delhi, Mar 28 : Samajwadi Party (SP) General Secretary Amar Singh has claimed that saving the UPA government during the voting on the Indo-US nuclear deal debate in Parliament was a big blunder.

“We supported the Congress When it was going through rough patches. Now we believe that saving the UPA government at the time (when it was required to prove its majority) was a big blunder,” Singh told ANI in an exclusive interview.

Singh also said that his party’s aim to form a secular government was contradicted by some bad elements.

Amar Singh to act in a Bollywood film

Amar Singh to act in a Bollywood filmNew Delhi, Mar 24 : Samajwadi Party (SP) General Secretary Amar Singh will get a chance to act as the Home Minister in the forthcoming Bollywood film ''Charge Sheet'', which is to be directed by Dev Anand.

"It''s my privilege that Dev Saab asked me for this favour and I simply agreed to it. Till date, I haven''t become any Minister and I never wanted to become one. In fact, I never thought of becoming the Home Minister. So no matter whether it''s just in the film, " said Amar Singh.

No chance to join Third Front: Amar Singh

No chance to join Third Front: Amar SinghNew Delhi, Mar 16 : Samajwadi Party (SP) General Secretary Amar Singh on Monday said that there was no hope for his party joining the Third Front with the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPM) leader Prakash Karat at its helm.

"With Karat being at the helm, I see no such hope of joining the Third Front," Singh made the remark when asked if there is a possibility of the SP joining the Third Front if the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) walked out of the alliance.

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