Amar Singh resignation as general secretary of Samajwadi Party – Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh resigned as general secretary of the party as well as from its parliamentary board. Amar Singh was quitting the posts on health grounds, his spokesperson said. Amar Singh denied any differences with party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav.
Amar Singh told NDTV
“I hardly had any rest. Doctors told me it is not good. At the age of 53, I am entitled to earned leave and need to give more priority to my family. After 20 years of hard work, they (the family) should get priority over Mulayamji and the party.”
Amar Singh also said:
“I am very grateful to him (Mulayam Yadav) for all the opportunities he has given to me. There are no differences. All my life, I will not speak a word against him.”
He was sick and had a kidney transplant in Singapore in 2009.
“Amar Singh or no Amar Singh, the party will do well. It has the capability,” he said.
He predicted that the party would do well in the forthcoming legislative council polls in Uttar Pradesh.
The SP leader denied he was leaving active politics, though “I am overburdened. I am not able to cope with the kind of responsibilities (assigned)”.
Amar Singh said he had given his resignation to Mulayam Yadav thrice earlier, but it was rejected every time.
“I am not likely to oblige him now as my priorities are my daughters and my family,” he said, adding that he often worked 20 hours a day.
But he may agree to a “limited role”, he added.
A little on Amar Singh’s Personal life:
Amar Singh is married to Smt.Pankaja Kumari Singh. They have two daughters Disha Singh and Dristi Singh.
