Samajwadi Party (SP) EXPELS AMAR SINGH and JAYA PRADA
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- Last Updated: Thursday, 22 January 2015 20:35
SINGH LASHES OUT AT 'COMMUNAL, CASTEIST' MULAYAM
Lucknow/NewDelhi: Samajwadi Party on Tuesday Formally snapped its association with Amar Singh by expelling him and
Lok Sabha MP Jaya prada and the Sp rebel almost Immediately hit back, denouncing Mulayam Singh Yadav for beng
a"Communal And Casteist"leader.In a response that came minutes after the party's newly-appointed general secretary Mohan Singh announced the expulsions, including that of actress turned politician Jaya Prada, Amar Singh said the move was dictatorial.
"I had asked for a sick leave from the party for 14 years of work to rest. The party cannot function in a dictatorial and feudal system," Amar Singh, who had resigned from all party posts, told reporters here.
"I have been called mad, shameless. This is what I got in return for 14 years of service. Had that not happened, I would have been taking a rest," he said, referring to Mohan Singh's earlier remarks against him.
Referring to party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav, Amar Singh said: "I will not say anything to Mulayam Singhji. He has blessed me. It is a blessing in disguise. He has liberated me."
Jaya Bachan backs Amar Singh but doesnt quit the party.