The SP attacked Congress leader Digvijay Singh accusing him of insulting Sanjay Dutt's wife Manyata after the party declared that it will field her in place of the actor from Lucknow in case he does not get clearance from court. "I would like to tell Digvijay Singh that Manyata is the daughter-in-law of the late Sunil Dutt and Nargis Dutt. She is the wife of actor Sanjay Dutt," SP leader Amar Singh said. Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh had reportedly feigned ignorance on Manyata's identity,asking "who is Manyata?". On being told about her identity,he is said to have commented,".oh Sanjay Dutt's wife!" "I have never said who is Lakshman Singh? . Oh Digvijay Singh's brother who is in BJP! I have never said who is Sanjay Nirupam? . Oh the former Shiv Sena leader who had abused Sunil Dutt and the late actor had filed a defamation case against him. The same Nirupam is now a Congress leader. If I start retorting like Digvijay Singh,then it would cause a lot of pain to him," Amr Singh said. "For us Sanjay Dutt is the first and only candidate who can contest from Lucknow,but in case he is not allowed to do so,then we would ask Manyata (his wife) to contest from there," the SP leader told reporters. He said that Digvijay should not criticise anybody from the Dutt family. Singh said that Sanjay Dutt would accompany him to Lucknow on January 17. "She (Manyata) would still be representing her husband Sanjay Dutt and the streets of Lucknow will echo with the slogans of 'Lagey Raho Munnabhai'," the SP leader said.
