Amar Singh is very close to me: Jaya Prada

Says actorpolitician Jaya Prada stressing that she follows the instructions of Amar Singh and Mulayam She says she has deep gratitude for themParty oldtimer Azam Khan has a problem with you representing the Rampur seat He has also alleged the party might split because of youI am a mere party worker I simply follow the instructions of Amar Singh and Mulayamji I have deep gratitude for them They have supported me from the time I entered politics Without them I couldnt have weathered the upheavals in my life I am thankful to themIn an interview to MiD DAY Amar Singhs younger brother Arvind Singh said you share a special relation with Amar Singh Even Azam Khan made similar allegationsI am happy they think this way Amar Singh is very close to me and I have his blessings Why are these two feeling bad about it Let them come with us Well take them alongAzam Khan alleged Rs 100 crore has been spent in Rampur alone by the Samajwadi Party How true is itI would have been happy if he said I spent Rs 1000 crore laughing What difference have you brought to Rampur in the past five yearsRampur has changed in the past five years I gave special attention to education and healthcare But it was different in 2004 Everything was in total disarray But today I can proudly say Ive been able to bring a radical change in my constituency The literacy level was low there were hardly any job opportunities for the youth beedi workers and artisans were facing hard times Today things are much betterDo you think you have been able to achieve what you set out forFive years is not enough There is still a lot to be done but for that I need money The Mayawatiled government has not cooperated with us at allu00a0 Mayawati has withdrawn all major projects from the constituency Money meant for the development of the area has been held back We tried to open sugar mills but the state government objected I even raised the issue in the Lok Sabha Why should people vote for youPeople are fed up after 40 years of Congress misrule What has Begum Noor Bano the Congressu00a0 candidate done here Weve done more work in the past five years than they have in 40 years Development has come to the region because of the Samajwadi Party I am not a neta for them I am like their daughterDo you think its your star appeal that attracts votersI cant deny the fact that my movie star status worked in my favour But my star appeal worked only during the initial phase of my political life Now people will vote me back for my work in my constituency and not because of my filmi background People from all social strata come to my rallies I have their blessings What do you have to say about Muslim leaders leaving your partyYou have to understand that during elections many people join and leave political parties If a few leaders did leave us then we also had many from the BSP and the Congress joining us But it is wrong to say Muslim leaders are leaving the partyDont you think Muslim voters feel cheated after Kalyan Singh joined hands with Mulayam Let me make one thing very clear that Kalyan Singh has not joined the Samajwadi Party He is simply supporting us from outside Netaji Mulayam never went to him It was Kalyan who came to him However Kalyan has changed He has become secular We will use Kalyan Singh as a weapon to finish the BJP Your party has given Kalyan Singhs son Rajveer Singh a ticket Kalyan Singhs son and my elder brother Azam Khan are seasoned politicians They were ministers even before I joined politics So the party felt he is a deserving candidateYour party is called a party of stars I dont understand why people target the SP The trend of giving tickets to stars was started both by the BJP and the Congress Unlike others it is the partys ideology that attracts celebrities The SP manifesto has been called regressive Your commentsWe are not against English or computers I have given so many computers to colleges and schools Girl students have also benefited but what about the villages They dont even have the infrastructure to use computers Not everyone in these villages can go to cities to learn computers and English Therefore basic infrastructure should be first put in place and only then should we look at other thingsYou are mostly seen in sarees How many sarees do you have for campaigningI think I have 60 sarees for campaigning I always wear sarees in Rampur as I respect the local culture I also wear salwarsuits at public functions I wear jeans and Tshirts only in Mumbai But I do miss them at timesYouve been looking really beautiful despite all the road shows and public rallies Do you go to any beauty parlour in RampurNo never