Mulayam terms Amar Singh as ‘history’

Sanjay Dutt says will follow ‘elder brother’ Amar Singh

New Delhi, Jan 18: Terming Amar Singh as a part of history, Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav on Monday made it evident that the exit of his one-time blue-eyed party general secretary would not affect the party. Reacting to a barrage of queries related to Amar Singh’s resignation, Yadav said: “Why do you talk about the past? I never believe in looking back. Think about what lies ahead and not history.”

He, however, declined to give a direct reply to pointed queries regarding Amar Singh, whom he had given such a free hand that it caused heartburn among Yadav’s long-time colleagues and committed socialists in the party. Yet significantly, the SP supremo looked more relaxed compared to a few days ago when he was mulling over Amar Singh’s resignation, submitted to the party Jan 6. The way he went about skirting and parrying questions on his one-time closest confidant made it clear that Amar Singh was a closed chapter for him. “However much you may try, you are not going to get anything more from me on this issue. Yes, I can assure you that some of your queries would get answered tomorrow when I will lead a huge demonstration in protest against the rise in prices and escalation in crime across the state,” he said.