Amar flays JD-U146;s 145;third front146; move

Taking a swipe at JDU leader George Fernandes8217;s renewed attempts to lead a Third Front, Samajwadi Party general secretary Amar Singh said there could be no front without the Left and his own party.

8216;8216;There can be no consolidation of the Third Front without the Left, followed by the SP, as together we hold more than 100 MPs,8217;8217; Singh told The Indian Express. He also dismissed Fernandes8217;s attempts to forge the Front saying 8216;8216;as long as the JDU continues to remain with the BJP, there can be no consolidation of a Front.8217;8217;

Meanwhile, a day before attending the RSS national executive meeting to assure the Sangh Parivar of the BJP8217;s commitment to a distinct ideology, BJP chief L.K. Advani assured Fernandes today the BJP was equally keen on maintaining ties with its 8216;8216;secular8221; allies.