Jaipur, February 06: Expelled SP leader Amar Singh today said he accepts that he had acted like a “supplier” for his former party and claimed that he had played a key role in “managing” elected BSP MLAs for forming a government led by Mulayam Singh Yadav.
He also said he favours carving out a separate state from eastern Uttar Pradesh as the region has long been neglected.
“It was alleged that I acted like a supplier or mediator for Samajwadi Party, and I accept it that yes, I played a key role in managing elected BSP MLAs for forming the Mulayam Singh government,” Singh told reporters here.
He was apparently referring to 13 BSP MLAs leaving the parent party and joining another breakaway faction in August 2003 in UP to shift their support to Samajwadi Party. However, the MLAs were later disqualified in a Supreme Court ruling.
–Agencies