UP Assembly Election 2012: I want to destroy Azam Khan's arrogance, says Jaya Prada

Two-term Rampur MP Jaya Prada counts Azam Khan as one of her bitterest rivals and tells Subodh Ghildiyal she’ll pull out all stops to ensure his defeat. Excerpts:

You think Azam Khan can be defeated?

I didn’t get good votes in the city in 2009 because of his opposition. But after delimitation, the Hindu-Muslim ratio is even while it used to be 70:30 in favour of Muslims. Hindus will vote for us.

How do you see the city election?

Khan is struggling... He is going through what I went through in the LS polls.

Do you miss the SP?

I don’t . Khan introduced me to the people of Rampur in 2004. I thank him for that. But in 2009, the scenario changed. I was attacked and abused whenever I went to work in the city.

But why did Khan turn against you?

I won people’s hearts. That’s why he became envious of me.

You may not be able to win again without the SP. It is said that in 2014, you’ll move out of Rampur.

Khan makes such statements in every election . I have no reason to leave Rampur.

You’re against Khan and the Congress?

We want to make it difficult for the SP and end the slavery of the nawabs. A seven-term MLA, Khan couldn’t develop Rampur. I want to destroy his arrogance. He uses filthy words for women.