Starry starry night8230;mare

Mujjhe to lagta hai, jis tarah voh hamare taraf muskurate hain, voh hamare saath hain.

8226; Should we test a nuclear device this year?

I am against all kinds of violence. So I am against all kinds of nuclear testing.

8226; Who8217;s better for India, John Kerry or George Bush?

I want to focus on our country and what can be done here. I don8217;t have extra time to think on other countries.

8226; We know it8217;s Priyanka8217;s decision but in your opinion, should she be PM now or when she is over 40?

How can me and you decide. But nonethless, age does not matter. Ultimately it is for the public to decide.

8226; How should Sonia Gandhi tackle the foreign origin issue?

I don8217;t think the 8216;foreign origin8217; thing goes with Sonia Gandhi. There are some women who are not born here, but become 8216;bahus8217; of India after marriage. Woh jeejaan se farz nibhane ki koshish kar rahi hain. And I feel proud of her staying on in India and fulfilling the incomplete task of her husband. And everybody tackles problems in their own way. And moreover it is only the janta janardhan who has the right to decide.

8226; Who8217;s your party8217;s ally in Tamil Nadu?

I have joined only day before yesterday. I am still in the process of gaining all political information and knowledge. I am still learning.

8226; Do you think Laloo has improved the plight of the people in Bihar?

For that I have to go to Bihar and I have not been there. Let the people of Bihar decide that.

8226; Sonia said the Emergency was a mistake. What was wrong with the Emergency?

You should ask Sonia Gandhi about it. She should be able to tell you.

8226; Why is December 6, 1992 important to your party?

It8217;s already known. Naya karke kya bolu mein.

8226; When do you feel good?

When I get up in the morning and feel that God has given me another day to live. It8217;s then that I feel good.

Interviewed by Kavita Chowdhury

YUKTA MOOKHEY, BJP

8226; Which party does APJ Kalam belong to?

Does he belong to a party? He does, which is why you8217;re asking me this question. He is the greatest President that India has had.

8226; Who is the chief of the RSS?

I don8217;t know who the RSS chief is. I8217;m not supposed to know that much about politics.

8226; We are shining, shouldn8217;t we test a nuclear device to prove that we are powerful?

I8217;m for peace even if we8217;ve tested in Pokharan.

8226; Should the PM trust Musharraf?

I have no clear opinion on the issue right now. I just know whatever the country has achieved in the past five years is because of the Prime Minister8217;s vision.

8226; Who8217;s better for India, John Kerry or George Bush? And why?

I don8217;t have too favourable an opinion of Bush. I would not like to comment on this.

8226; During the Gujarat riots, was there something you wanted to tell Narendra Modi?

I don8217;t think I really wanted to say anything to him personally. But what happened in the nation was very sad .

8226; If Dilip Singh Judeo of your party wanted you to campaign with him, what would you do?

It depends on the party. But I won8217;t be very happy.

8226; If the RSS puts pressure on the PM to change government8217;s policies, whose side will you be on?

Which policies? I can only answer that question once the government comes to power.

8226; Why is Dec 6, 1992 important to your party?

I don8217;t really know8230;it is important in a good way or in a bad way. Either ways the party has been able to create history8212;good or bad. It will always be remembered and children will read about it in books ten years from now.

8226; When do you feel good?

When I have been able to make a substantial contribution to my home or society.

Interviewed by Esha Roy