Samajwadi Party Member of Parliament Jaya Prada came out with strong support to the SP leader Amar Singh.

Jaya Prada who is considered to be close to Amar Singh, criticised Samajwadi Party leadership for opposing former party General Secretary Amar Singh.

She lashed out at detractors of Amar Singh, saying, “If anything happens to him, the party and its leaders who are criticising him should be held responsible.”

Jaya Prada, who represents the Rampur Lok Sabha constituency in Uttar Pradesh said, she would “stand by Amar Singh in his hour of crisis.”

The MP from Rampur added, “During my Lok Sabha election campaign in Rampur I was moved to tears when at the behest of some party leaders, drastic things were circulated to dilute my image. No party leader other than Amar Singh stood by me. I owe it to him and will stand by him.”

“Politics is not for good people, it’s not for a good woman. Even if I tie a rakhi to Amar Singh, people will talk ill about our bond. When people like Azam Khan, whom I called Azam bhai, can spread such malicious stuff about me, what can I expect from people who I don’t even know (sic)?”she said.

Amar Singh resigned from all party posts in the Samajwadi Party recently on health grounds. He is a Rajya Sabha member of the party.

Mohan Singh, who has replaced Amar Singh in his party posts, had demanded his resignation from the Rajya Sabha on moral grounds.

The film actress-turned- politician pointed that SP chief Mulayam Singh’s cousin Ram Gopal, son Akhilesh, nephew Dharmendra and spokesman Mohan Singh, criticised Amar for making the party look like a glamour brigade.

She said, “They never hesitate to ask us to campaign. Then they call us nachnewalas and cinemawalas... Dharmendra and Akhilesh should explain why they call filmstars to their ‘family function’ — the Saifai Mahotsav?”