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I had quit the Congress to form the Progressive Democratic Front in 1978.
As far as my involvement in the Bajaj family affairs is concerned, it is a friendly gesture.
Party politics must be transcended to resolve pressing issues like agrarian matters or other similar issues.
There is a psychology of Bombay.
People don’t understand complex issues.
Ethanol is a long-term solution that will take time.
False perceptions are being created about me without an iota of proof.
In the Congress, for every small thing, you have to consult the general secretaries.
Sharad Pawar is paying tax.
Every election is hectic.
BJP is a national party which runs the central government, and if I can take a decision on the future of all these parties, I must be a capable person. I am grateful that everybody is accepting my capability.
Emotionally, a person is tied to the land of his birth. It’s only human.
I am fully aware that everybody has a right to succeed, and success should be with ethics.
Running a government as chief minister and managing affairs of the nation are different things.
Sometimes sugarcane takes about 15 months to grow, and hence it is inappropriate to ask farmers to pay their crop loans in 12 months.
Dialogue is the essence of parliamentary politics.
I feel proud when a player from Jammu and Kashmir plays for India. This shows cricket has reached all corners of the country.
Whatever I feel, I say frankly.
If a politician is a successful administrator, certainly he has got every right to administer cricket.
Government should make tough decisions in the larger national interests, even if it upsets the people.
In politics, acceptability plays very important role. On one hand, acceptability among the coalition partners is required for smooth functioning of the government. On the other hand, acceptability among the people is needed to run the country.
One has to work quietly with lot of commitment.
Modi has been the Gujarat chief minister for more than a decade, but there is a vast difference between controlling a state and leading a nation.
In my long innings, I have seen many sunrises and many sunsets; many good and bad times.
I have been president of the Indian Kabbadi Association, and likewise, I have been associated with various other sports as well.
We have to be guided by the interest of society and the development of the state.
One should not treat investors or a person who has set up an industry and is a successful businessman as criminals in this country. I am fully aware that everybody has a right to succeed, and success should be with ethics.
Without dialogue, you cannot run parliament. You have to interact.
If I am a trader, and I know you have got ample stocks, why should I buy?
Whether some may like it or not, I am still the farmer that I was born as and will continue to be one.
Who knows controversies better than me? The controversies always chase people who are active and decision makers.
I might be popular, but that is not sufficient in a parliamentary democracy set-up. One has to assess every chief minister, his success and rating in terms of how far he has succeeded in developing his colleagues.
This Sonia Gandhi thing should be seen in perspective – the people of India have an emotional attachment to the family. And why not? Three of the five Congress prime ministers belong to that family. The people empathise with the family name.
In 1978, when I was a non-Congress chief minister, we distributed surplus wheat among labourers. Later, when we visited a village, I asked a labourer whether he knew who sent the wheat. ‘Yes, Indiraji – only Indiraji helps the poor.’ Indiraji was a symbol for the weaker sections.
More and more agricultural land is being used for non-agricultural purposes. Whether it’s any industry, express highway, or expansion of any city, agricultural land is being used.
It is often remarked that I am very close to Mr. Modi. But when it comes to issues of national importance, I’ve never indulged in politics or considered whether the Prime Minister is from the opposition.
I was leader of the Opposition when Vajpayee was PM. We attacked policies, not personalities, neither inside or outside the House.
When there is a calamity, don’t think about the party, think beyond the party.
In agriculture, whatever you plan and execute takes 2-3 years to have an impact.
I am from Maharashtra, and the RSS headquarter is here, so I know a little about it.
Indian cricketers need more exposure, and as cricket administrators, we need to beef up the domestic circuit. Only then will fresh talent come up.
It was not a state secret that I would call on Thackeray. I was not hiding anything.
I have been worried about the future of Mumbai. It is the financial capital, an economic powerhouse that earlier had the highest air traffic, high port traffic, and strong industrial and manufacturing sectors.
If my son enters politics, I will be able to guide him. He too would have learnt a lot from watching me, so he is less likely to make mistakes.
I have been to China. I noticed that wherever you went, you could ask an ordinary citizen, and he would explain, in detail, about free markets and all the other jargon of liberalisation.
In India, no one becomes prime minister before they are in their mid-70s.
It is the responsibility of the government to ensure the House functions.
The government under Manmohan Singh is treating all political partners in a dignified manner.
I am not an expert in medical field.
I believe in decentralized democracy.
