Uma says may not contest election

Chhatarpur, MP, Nov 27 (UNI) Bharatiya Jan Shakti President Uma Bharti has said she may not contest any election in future.

Ms Bharti, while addressing a seminar on present situations in Madhya Pradesh organised by the Bundelkhand Swabhiman Goshthi last evening, said it was possible that she may never contest elections but added she would not return to the BJP.

Alleging a threat to her life from the BJP governments in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan, the leader asked people to pray for her as she wanted to live for 10 more years.

She said she wanted the BJS to move on the path of 'Swadeshi' as shown by Mahatma Gandhi, nationalism as shown by Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee and 'Ekatm Manavad' as taught by Pandit Deendayal Uppadhyay and added that India will become ''number one'' country of the world by 2020.

The former Chief Minister said Naxalism was becoming a threat in the Bundelkhand region because of a sense of insecurity among the poor.

Commenting upon violent incident at Seroda village during Malehra by-poll, she felt that though violence had not been a part of Madhya Pradesh politics, the Chhatarpur incident was cause for concern.

Ms Bharti said efforts to tackle terrorism were being taken along the border but dealing with Naxalism was a difficult thing.

''Instead of cutting the head of Ravana, we must think on striking arrow at the demon's navel,'' she added.

She said we do not want to make Chhatarpur another Jehanabad.

Former Minister Dashrath Jain said the biggest loss since independence had been the deterioration of our character, while corruption has taken the place of 'satyagrah' and good behaviour.

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