The Supreme Court yesterday lifted its five-year-old gag order restraining print and electronic media from publishing and broadcasting contents of taped telephone conversations of former Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh with politicians and Bollywood stars. Dismissing Singh's petition, a bench of Justices G S Singhvi and A K Ganguly vacated the apex court's interim order passed on February 27, 2006. Excerpts from the tapes
The Supreme Court yesterday lifted its five-year-old gag order restraining print and electronic media from publishing and broadcasting contents of taped telephone conversations of former Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh with politicians and Bollywood stars. Dismissing Singh's petition, a bench of Justices G S Singhvi and A K Ganguly vacated the apex court's interim order passed on February 27, 2006. Excerpts from the tapes:Talking to Bipasha BasuBipasha Basu: Now tell me, when are you meeting me?
Amar Singh: Where do you want to see baby? I am very busy.
B: OK sweetie ...
A: Very nice of you to have remembered me.
B: Yeah, I always remember you.
A: Old person like me?
B: I'm sorry!
A: I said, old man like me..
B: Old man like you ...
A: Yes, yes ...
B: I do not think age really matters...
A: It matters between the legs.
B: (laughs loudly) Oh God ... You try to get some time. We have not met for a month now.
A: Yes, ok ok . We shall meet.
Talking to Jaya Prada Amar Singh: Agar main nahi hun aap bhi bhag hi jaoge na. Do bar aap milo..nahi mile aap se....bada aadmi ghar main hai bhag hi jaoge. Apni izzat sabko pyari hai..
Jaya Prada: Hmmm
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A: Jo close log hai,..Mulayam ji ufffd.Unke dimag main ghusao dus bar. About you, mere bare main jarurat nahi hai, aapke bare main ghusane ki jarurat hai. Ye aapka bolna sahi hai agar main nahi rahun log chiri ka tikka bana dein tumhe to.
J: Aur kya hota hai. That's why. Not any particular party. Every leader will be like that.
A: Because he is busy ..aur kya karega. Ajit Singh ko problem hai .. Karnataka main itna bada rally kyun hai..Party ka Bihar main char MLA kyun ho gaya. Basic problem hai Ajit's father was a big leader. His entire base is taken over by Mulayam Singh. He thinks the position of Mulayam Singh legitimately belongs to him.
J: Hmmm
A: He is the inheritor of his father. That inheritance is taken over by Mulayam Singh. Congress ko problem hai the Congress wants UP was their fiefdom. UP was their backyard.. Now Mulayam has taken over. BJP ko problem hai ki UP main wo ghus gaye hain. Humne bhaga diya tha. Humse sabko problem hoga.
J: Hmhhmmh
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A: Ab wo dekho main tumko gali nahi dunga. Tum rowogi, Gussaogi.. Tumko buddhi to hai nahi. You are a good follower..
J: Hmm
A: Tumko line de diya jaye na.. ye line hai is par chal pado..to tum se achha koi nahi ..lekin agar tumhe de diya jaye sochne ka kam aur conceive karne ka kam to tumse bura koi nahin hai
J: hmmm
A: You should know your plus point and you should know your minus point.
A:u00a0 In every way..in personal and professional life also. Tumko agar bolte Rampur plan karo tum to dubo ke aa jati. Likh Lo Tumko bolo follow karo jaise... Rat ko tumko jor se bola bola jao uske pas ufffdRamesh ke pas ..abhi jao. You were arguing rat main jaun..Azam ko puchu.
Subeh jao dopahar ko jao. I don't care. I created a path you moved on that path. You are a good follower. Tum follower thik ho Tumko bola chikni raho. Gaali humko de de ke waxing karwa rahi ho.
J: (giggles) hmmm
A: Bolo bada dard hota hai aapko gaali deti hun.
J: hmmmm
A: Main bol raha hun because you know I like your legs. You are keeping that also nicely for me. Personal life main chotte example de rahe hain. You are a good follower .ye thik rakho wo thik rakho ..
I want this maintain for me..thik kar diya. Tumko dukh ho raha hai, dard ho raha hai fir bhi. Profession main jana hai takleef ho rahi hai, fir bhi . I am good follower. What is to be done. But, don't tell me two things.
J: laughs.
A: Why are you laughing ..???
Talking to someone about Subroto Roy: Amar Singh: Hello
Unknown Person: Sir, wo Pradeep ko de diya hai maine, aur dusra wo Akbar ka koi problem tha Subroto Roy ke saath, which he wants your help on. There was some idiotic column of two lines.. uske akhbaar mein likh diya hai to Subroto Roy uchal kud raha hai.
A: Wo to kudenge hi, Subroto.
U: Wo pata nahi kuch columnist ka hai kuch gossip item hai pata nahi kya hai. Uska nahi hai matlab, and it's a harmless thing but you know Subroto Roy is very serious on this, as he should be, so Akbar ne bola please ask Amar Singh ji to help me out on this because I don't want any misunderstanding
A: Nahi nahi uska son-in-law hai.
U: Han, jo bhi hai usne bhi ek gali likh diya ki wo kar denge ye kar denge.
A: Han wo to karte hi hai kyunki un logo ka to dhanda hi ye hai (laughs) unka jo hai koi kam dhanda nahi hai, unlike Ambanis unka to ek specific department hai lawyers hai judges hai unka kam hi ye hai ki legal notice denge uske bad jo hai judge jo hai notice de dega. Hamare against mein kisi ne likha tha use kisi purane case mein pakad ke khub pitwaya wo log, They are not nice people.
