Is the charge that you met Bal Thackeray in Mumbai on May 6 true?
The Congress is indulging in lies. We (BJP and SP leaders) were all together during the JP movement. There must be pictures of Mulayam and Vajpayee from that time. So what does that prove?
Minorities are said to be upset that you didnt support the Congress bid to form a government.
I never thought in terms of the minorities being pro or anti-SP. Our policies are based on what is right. In 1990 I put the Shankaracharya in jail as the Babri Masjid had to be saved and the minorities made to feel that they were not alone.
Not supporting Sonia for prime minister was a matter of policy?
Yes. It was a question of not allowing the country to fall into foreign hands.
The Congress claims the SP betrayed its promise of support.
During our national executives in Bhopal and Etawah, wed made our anti-Congress, anti-BJP stand clear. H.K.S. Surjeet and Laloo Prasad Yadav were present and endorsed the idea of a Third Force.
Can the Third Front be revived?
Definitely. We are speaking to all anti-Congress and anti-BJP parties.
What are the SP chances?
We can only better our position. We have 20 seats now. We wont lose a single one.
