Q. You are keeping a low profile these days. Why?
A. I am busy in party work. As far as my involvement in the Bajaj family affairs is concerned it is a friendly gesture. I am happy doing so if my efforts can solve the issue.

Q. But there is disunity in your own party.
A. Our party is united. At times some people may have disagreements and leave but it is not a big issue.

Q. Your rebel MLA alleged that NCP leaders were involved in the Home Trade scam.
A. Nobody made any accusations. And such incidents are not unusual in politics. I must remind you that we are only a three-year-old party but we are in power in two states.

Q. It seems your political career isn't progressing as you don't take initiatives on any issue.
A. It is just that I don't talk much about the work I do.

Q. You were ready to support the BJP and Shiv Sena to make P.C. Alexander the President.
A. We did not seek support from the BJP and Shiv Sena. They themselves extended support. And we did not like the way NDA discarded Alexander later.

Q. Does the very issue over which you left the Congress Party still exist?
A. The issue of Sonia Gandhi's nationality exists. But this is not the time to pursue it.

Q. Then why is your party supporting the Congress Government in Maharashtra?
A. Because the chief minister there is not a foreigner.

Q. Is the NCP running a parallel government in Maharashtra?
A. There is no parallel government, we are working on an agreed agenda in the state.

Q. Don't you nurture ambitions of becoming the prime minister?
A. It does not make a difference if you don't have enough MPs.

-Aaj Tak

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