Nithari not law-and-order problem: Amar

BLAME GAME: Amar Singh said there are many Nitharis are happening in other Congress-ruled states.

      

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Karan Thapar: Can I put to you one reason why your media management is poor? Because the most obvious thing the Chief Minister should have done was to go and show sympathy, to go and show concern, which he didn't do.

Had he done it, the media might well have been more supportive and understanding. Don't you think the fault lies with you rather than the media?

Amar Singh: No. I don't think so, Karan. Media is divided into camps, unfortunately. I am not alleging, this is my experience. And they are guided more by their likes and dislikes.

That is why every psychologists and media, including you, during last election had predicted that Samajwadi Party is finished. And you were surprised when we got more number of seats.

Karan Thapar: You are right that everyone was surprised by the performance of the Samajwadi Party in the last election. Let me end by putting to you the real concern. What Nithari shows is that there is no justice for the poor in Uttar Pradesh.

The children go missing and are killed and there is no investigation. If there is an investigation, it's shoddy. If a heinous and terrible crime is found, it's dismissed as a chhoti-moti baat. And at the end of the day, the Chief Minister couldn't care less.

Amar Singh: Why don't you talk about the local BJP MP and MLA?

Karan Thapar: Let's talk about Nithari.

Amar Singh: No, in Nithari only. The local MP from Nithari is from the BJP and a former Union Minister. The local MLA from Nithari is a BJP MLA. Show me a single instance of their concern, please.

Karan Thapar: You know what your audience is going to say? The audience is going to say that all that Amar Singh is proving is that all politicians are equally unconcerned about the poor. They use the poor, but when the poor suffer, their children die, they turn their backs on them.

Amar Singh: No, I am not saying that. I am saying collectively we should tackle this menace. We should bring in some change, we should stop blaming each other. We should stop criticising whether it is Nithari, or Mukhtsar.

Karan Thapar: Let's hope that actually happens. Amar Singh, thank you for agreeing to talk to us.

Amar Singh: Thank you.