You have said you won't take these charges lying down.
No. I will fight it legally, I will fight it politically, I will go to the people. I haveto prove the falsehood of these charges.
You have said you won't take these charges lying down.
No. I will fight it legally, I will fight it politically, I will go to the people. I haveto prove the falsehood of these charges.
Are you being targeted by the CBI?
Whatever the matter is, details will slowly come out. I don't want to accuse anybody. Timewill tell. If I knew what the whole thing was, I would have been wiser. Some vestedinterests want to silence the farmers' lobby. But I feel exuberant and free, free forcombat. It is now a struggle. Times like this occasionally come in life.
What do you think of the charges made against you?
At election time, a number of people come with something to offer. Some give a jeep, somegive petrol, some give pamphlets. But nobody comes with crores of rupees in their pockets.When Devi Lal contested elections against me, he spent Rs 2 crore. I did not have thatkind of money to spend. But there may have been some help that various people haveoffered.
Have you met Surendra Jain?
Of course, I have met him. A number of people have met him. In public life one meets anumber of people. But I can say on oath that he has never asked me for anysifarish.Nothing. I have not given him any favours. In fact, the case is this—that there wasno favour in return.
Maybe the methods of political donations should be streamlined.
Sure, streamline the methods, channelise them properly. There are so many parties.There are even one-man parties. And the amount of money that is sanctioned for electionexpenses is simply not enough.
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