We'll convince our Muslim voters of N-deal: Amar

THE LEFT(OVER): Relations with Left not damaged because of N-deal, but am sorry if Karat is hurt, says Amar Singh.

          

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Karan Thapar: Not your cases…

Amar Singh: There are no cases. I was more vocal against Congress so there are no cases filed against me by them.

Karan Thapar: But there are cases unleashed against Mulayam Singh.

Amar Singh: Absolutely not. These are pending in the Supreme Court. A review is allowed.

Karan Thapar: The Noida land allotment? The Mhow land allotment?

Amar Singh: No, no, no.

Karan Thapar: Police recruitment?

Amar Singh: No, please. These are administrative decisions. They are being questioned and are not cases. These administrative decisions will be questioned by any alternate origin. What is interview for you, Karan, is administrative decision for any politician. Communists criticised Manmohan Singh for the policy of liberalisation. That does not mean he is corrupt.

Karan Thapar: So when people think – and there may be lakhs who may be saying it – that actually it is the fear of jail that’s made Mulayam support the Congress, you say they don’t know the truth, the reality?

Amar Singh: The don’t know because Mulayam Singh has gone to jail, in solitary confinement for 19 months during Emergency for his position against the Congress and its leadership.

Karan Thapar: But he was a younger man then. That was 30 years ago.

Amar Singh: So you want to say he has changed? That can be your observation not mine. He has not changed. He is ready to go to jail at any given point of time. So no problem.

Karan Thapar: So let me put it like this – you are genuinely giving support to the Government and are not asking for protection from them?

Amar Singh: Absolutely not. What protection can the Government give? Government can’t give any protection to Lalu Prasad who is facing fodder scam charges despite being the Railway Minister.

Karan Thapar: In which case, when LK Advani goes public and says that this relationship between Congress and SP is theatre of the absurd, what do you say to him?

Amar Singh: I will simply say that the newfound bonhomie, affection and love between LK Advani and Mayawatiji - which was professed in the Kanpur rally - is a more absurd than anything that’s happened in the past. He should have consulted his own leaders like Kalyan Singh and Rajnath Singh or should have cared to see the clippings of their observations where they have candidly described the story of bitterness and betrayal of BSP and BJP.

Karan Thapar: So you are saying Advani is absurd, you are not.

Amar Singh: I am too small a fry (sic) to comment (on who is) absurd but it is for you to analyse and people who are watching it to observe.

Karan Thapar: Mr Amar Singh, a pleasure talking to you.

Amar Singh: Thanks very much, Karan.