Manyata if not Sanjay Dutt: SP
Mumbai Jan 11: Samajwadi party general secretary Amar Singh is always in news for some reasons. On Jan 8, Amar Singh had announced that actor Sanjay Dutt will contest for LokSabha elections from Samajwadi party.
Now he is of the opinion that if Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt is not qualified to contest the Lok Sabha elections, his wife Manyata will be the Samajwadi Party candidate in his place, on Saturday, Jan 10.
"If Sanjay Dutt is unable to contest the polls, we will request the Dutt family to allow (his wife) Manyata to fight from Lucknow," Amar Singh told reporters in New Delhi.
However,
the
actor
has
a
number
of
criminal
cases
pending
against
him
and
may
not
be
qualified
to
contest.
Senior
Congress
politicians
and
family
friends
of
the
Dutts
refused
to
comment
on
the
possibility
of
Manyata
being
fielded.
However,
a
family
insider
said
the
news
was
'not
surprising'.
It was apparently discussed in an informal chat when senior SP leaders met the Dutts in 2008.
OneIndia News ( With inputs from Agencies)