Mukhtar Abbas NaqviBJP spokesperson Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi spoke to Editor Prabhu Chawla on Seedhi Baat on his party, Mayawati, his Muslim image and other issues.Q. You have finally succeeded in expelling Amarmani Tripathi from the Uttar Pradesh Ministry. A.The BJP didn't have any role in it. We told Chief Minister Mayawati that this issue was maligning the Government's image and it needed to be tackled seriously.Q. Apart from building statues or parks what else has the Mayawati Government actually done? A.I don't see anything wrong in building statues or parks.Q. Your party workers' slogan now is "Garv se kaho hum Mayawati ke shishya hain (we are proud to be Mayawati's disciples)". A.I have not heard it. See, we are running a government of 24 allies at the Centre and we do it with a great balancing act. In Uttar Pradesh too we didn't want another election, so we decided to support the BSP.Q. You are considered a Muslim leader within the BJP while Muslims consider you a BJP leader. A.I am a BJP worker. I have never tried to project myself as a Muslim leader.Q. There seems to be infighting within the BJP whether it is in Rajasthan or Madhya Pradesh. A. This is not true. You must see the internal fighting within the Congress. Our party leadership is united and we don't take small incidents seriously.Q. If you win the coming elections in the four states, will you give the credit to A.B. Vajpayee? A. Credit will go to the BJP as a party, Vajpayeeji and the state unit of the party.Q. What if you lose? A. We are going to win elections in all four states.Published By: AtMigration Published On: Jun 2, 2003 00:00 IST--- ENDS ---
