By IANS,
New Delhi: Expelled Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Amar Singh Wednesday sought intervention of the National Commission for Women (NCW) over remarks of former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mulayam Singh Yadav about women, which he termed as “Talibani”.
Talking to reporters here, Amar Singh, who was accompanied by the other expelled SP leader Jaya Prada, hoped that the NCW “will take cognisance” of the SP chief’s remarks.
Mulayam Yadav said Tuesday that if women’s reservation bill was passed, “wives and daughters of officers and businessmen who invite whistles from boys” would enter parliament.
Jaya Prada said that Mulayam’s remarks were “an insult to women”.
“After hearing such remarks, I feel liberated that I am not in the party,” she said.
The actor-turned-politician hoped that the women’s reservation bill will be passed at an early date in parliament. The bill has been passed by the Rajya Sabha and is to be tabled in the Lok Sabha.
Amar Singh said he was used as a political showpiece by his former party and he was now moving among his “kshatriya” community for mobilising its political strength.
The former SP leader said he and former general secretary Janeshwar Mishra were like “two outer teeth of an elephant” in the SP.
Amar Singh said that Yadavs held vital positions in the SP and were the real decision makers while he and Mishra – who passed away last month – were like two tusks of elephant which are not used for chewing.
Amar Singh said all leaders in Uttar Pradesh had caste backings and he was attending Kshatriya Sabha meetings to mobilise the community’s political strength.
He said Kshatriya was not a caste but “dharma” (divine duty).