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‘Will float Thakur, OBC front, won’t quit RS’

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Pioneer News Service | New Delhi

After expulsion from the Samajwadi Party on Tuesday, Amar Singh indicated he may float a front of “Thakurs” and the backward castes by turning the Lok Manch into an ‘umbrella’ of several political and non-political groups.



“They (Thakurs and backward castes) are approaching me to give face (to their voice). Yadavs have become Chief Ministers (of UP) three times…. the SP should declare an educated Muslim or a leader from the most backward castes as the next CM (from the party),” Singh said in an interview to a television channel and added that he is "readily agreeable to be their face."



On question about what led to his expulsion from the SP with which he had an association for 14 years, Amar said it was barbs of Mulayam's brother Ram Gopal Yadav which led him to resign from the party.



"It (Ram Gopal's barbs) was not once, twice or thrice but four times," he said.

Another castist for more appeasement.