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DNA Web Team | Aug 02, 2020, 02:53 PM IST
1.Cash for votes controversy, 2008
In 2008, Amar Singh tried to help the Manmohan Singh-led UPA government win the trust vote. However, was accused of being involved in a cash-for-votes scam. He was chargesheeted for this alleged act of purchasing votes.
2.Phone tapping controversy, 2011
Having a number of significant friends in different industries, Amar Singh allegedly fixed deals with top officials across different fields, including politics, business, bureaucrats and people from Bollywood industry over calls. These calls were recorded and allegedly 'exposed' to the media in 2011. Singh denied these allegations and claimed that it wasn't his voice in those recordings
3.Bipasha Basu controversy, 2006
A controversy erupted in 2006 after Amar Singh's phone was illegally tapped and later snowballed into a major storm alleging that he had an inappropriate conversation with Bollywood actress Bipasha Basu. Denying that the remark was aimed at Basu, Singh said that it was from a conversation with a male friend.
4.Amar Singh and the Bachchans
In 2010, Amar Singh was sacked from the Samajwadi party due to anti-party activities and he had asked Jaya to leave the party as well. However, Jaya refused to leave and decided to remain a Rajya Sabha member on the candidate. It is said that this led to bitterness between Singh and the Bachchans.
Following the development, Singh started speaking against the Bachchans and made several controversial remarks against them which led to the end of friendship on a sour note.
5.Amar Singh vs Mayawati, 2008
Another controversy broke out in July 2008 when Amar Singh accused Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati of kidnapping six MPs of his party and holding them captive in Uttar Pradesh Bhavan ahead of the crucial trust vote. Later, the six MPs including him were expelled from the party.
6.'Fix-a-judge' CD controversy, 2011
In 2011, a conversation between Singh, Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav, and former law minister Shanti Bhushan was said to have been recorded to a CD. On the disc, Bhushan is allegedly heard suggesting that a judge could be bribed for Rs 4 crore for a desired court verdict.
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