Amar fires salvo at Mulayam,seeks to build bridges with Azam Khan

He,however,fired a salvo at SP chief Mulayam Singh Yadav,accusing him of encouraging casteism in his party. “Besides allotting pivotal positions to his family members in the party,he appointed Yadavs as heads of district units. I am not against Yadavs but cannot approve of casteism which is against socialism,” he added.

“There were two non-Yadavs in the SP. Jnaneshwar Mishra has left for his heavenly abode and the second one,myself,has been thrown out after being termed as garbage,” said Singh.

He,however,asked his supporters to avoid using derogatory words against the SP chief as “we have struggled together to strengthen Samajwadi Party”.

On allegations that he had brought in film stars into SP,Singh said: “If they brought Raj Babbar into the SP,then they were being just,but if I got Jaya Prada,Jaya Bachchan,Manoj Tiwari and Sanjay Dutt close to the SP then I am termed as not only wrong but garbage.”

On the issue of former chief minister Kalyan Singh’s association with the SP,Singh said: “When I was under treatment,Mulayam Singh was raising slogans like Kalyan Singh Zindabad in Agra.”

In her speech,Rampur MP Jaya Prada praised Singh for his support. “Amar Singh assisted me by all means when I was facing extreme adversity in Rampur due to opposition from adversaries,” she said.