Asked why she was not accepting Kejriwal's debate challenge as she herself two years back had asked Sonia Gandhi to go for a US Presidential campaign-like debate with the then BJP president Nitin Gadkari, Bedi said she did not want to participate in a "drama".
"That is not a challenge. It was for drama as I am in positive politics and not in bickering politics," Bedi said.
Rejecting criticism against her for joining politics when she herself was critical of Kejriwal when he floated AAP, Bedi said, "Politics is a vehicle for change, vehicle for reform and vehicle for governance" and that she joined BJP for a cause.
"The Anna Hazare movement had come to an end. It reached its logical conclusion. We should not waste time anymore. People are waiting for development and progress. They are waiting for good governance, growth and investment. I have come for positive politics," she said.
On whether BJP brought her to shield Prime Minister Narendra Modi from any blame in case BJP is defeated at the polls, Bedi said," The party leadership is bringing people like me to sow seeds of new kinds of politics."
Asked whether she talked to Anna Hazare before joining BJP, Bedi said she tried to contact him but was not successful.
Queried how she would want herself to be remembered, Bedi's reply was--"somebody who brought positivity to politics".
On growing resentment among the BJP leaders over her sudden entry as Chief Ministerial candidate, she dismissed the issue, saying she has conveyed to all leaders that they have to "walk together" towards victory.
