Rashtriya Lok Manch

Amar Singh's Lok Manch faces rout in UP polls

New Delhi: Rashtriya Lok Manch, the party floated by Amar Singh, one time close confidante of Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Mulayam Singh Yadav, drew a blank in the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections as none of its 360 candidates was able to win any seat.

Singh had fielded 360 candidates across UP of his year-old party and had campaigned hard with Jaya Prada, a former SP Lok Sabha member.

He addressed several meetings where he attacked Yadav and supported the cause of Muslims.

But apparently, it failed to influence voters of UP who gave a thumping majority to SP....more    

Amar Singh jumps out of chopper, injured

New Delhi: Former Samajwadi Party strongman and Rashtriya Lok Manch founder Amar Singh has reportedly been injured after he jumped out of a helicopter while it was making an emergency landing at Hamirpur in Uttar Pradesh. Singh, a Rajya Sabha MP, has floated his own political outfit Rashtriya Lok Manch, which is taking part in the UP Assembly elections. Singh had played a key role in ensuring Samajwadi Party's support...  

Muslim quota: Khurshid is late, says Amar Singh

New Delhi: Former Samajwadi Party leader and Rashtriya Lok Manch Party chief Amar Singh has said that the Congress wouldn't have been accused of resorting to political gimmicks if it had introduced the minority quota before the election season. "I feel Salman Khurshid should have announced reservations for backward Muslims long back. Then all this talk of election stunts would not have started by the Opposition. Neither would have the...