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Article: Samajwadi dissidents blame Amar Singh for desertions

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July 21, 2008
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Lucknow, July 21 -- Notwithstanding his projection as "kingmaker", Samajwadi Party general secretary Amar Singh must take the blame for the desertions from it, according to some of the disgruntled MPs.

Denying that they had switched loyalties to Uttar Pradesh's Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) due to allurements, they alleged that they were driven to take the "extreme step" largely on account of what they said was the overbearing attitude of Amar Singh, the confidant of Samajwadi Party Mulyam Singh Yadav.

"Amar Singh has been calling the shots in the party, and sadly Mulayam Singh has allowed himself to be dominated and ...

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