The BJP candidate and Bhojpuri star MANOJ TIWARI is contesting from North-East Delhi seat. Tiwari, who joined the BJP last year, is banking on the support of Purvanchali voters. Vowing to bring development in the region, Tiwari said he was ready to curtail his film career and devote more time in the constituency unlike previous MPs. The actor is confident to wrest the elections and said he would certainly facilitate the party to reach the magic figure of 272 plus seats. In a candid conversation with RAJESH KUMAR, the BJP nominee said the country is in dire need of a good administrator and BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi fits the bill.
There are allegations that you are an ‘outsider because you don’t belong to the areaIJ
I am an Indian. How am I an outsiderIJ Moreover, I have houses in Delhi in Saket and Dwarka. The way people of my constituency have been treating me, is really encouraging. I was never treated like an outsider. Such allegations against me are being made by those who have become insecure with my candidature.
What is your agenda and why should people vote for youIJ
People should vote for me to facilitate Narendra Modi to become the Prime Minister of the country. This country needs a good administrator, not a Prime Minister like Manmohan
Singh who had destroyed the economy of the country. My agenda is to help Modi become the Prime Minister by contributing to one of his seats in the 272 plus target. Secondly, North-East Delhi constituency has received stepmotherly treatment from the previous Congress leaders. I want to develop this constituency and make it a model one if I get elected.
But being an actor, how will you devote time to your constituencyIJ
Usually I do eight to 10 films in a year, but I will reduce it to two-three. I will do fewer films and devote more time to the people of this constituency. Moreover, I don’t need to go to Mumbai to do films. I don’t want to be called a villain five years hence.
Why do you think people will vote for youIJ
People of this country are sick and tired of corruption and inflation. They are fed up of Congress. In every election, so-called secular parties raise the bogey of communalism to deprive the minority.
You had earlier joined the Samajwadi Party but finally joined the BJP. WhyIJ
I had not joined SP formally but when Amar Singh asked me to contest. I couldn’t say ‘no’. I thought my stardom was an asset but when I lost the elections, I realised you have to understand the pulse of the voters. I joined BJP because of its developmental agenda.