Do you see prospects of the Mulayam Singh Yadav government losing power in Uttar Pradesh?
Congress President Sonia Gandhi has given a do-or-die slogan to end his misrule. A. No, I dont. He will be re-elected. I would, certainly, like to go Lucknow to campaign though my party is not going. They are part of the Apna Dal. All these early bird campaigns (referring to the Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhis campaign in UP) dont work in politics. There is hardly any Congress presence in UP. Those who live in closed houses dont do and die. They live on others work and the use of this term is inappropriate in this case. The term was used by Mahatma Gandhi and holds a special significance in our freedom struggle. People died fighting for freedom. Here the fight is for power. Everybody is going to make money. Q: Do you think socialism being advocated by you or by Mulayam Singh Yadav is relevant today? Can it assure delivery of basic amenities and justice to the poor? A: Democratic socialism will never die. Marxism has been rejected in several countries but democratic socialism will surviv
