Friday, December 23 2005 10:08 Hrs (IST) - World Time -

Bada Malehra (MP): Apparently indicating formation of a new political party, expelled Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Uma Bharti yesterday (Dec 22, 2005) said now she would have to run a 'family' of her own after her separation from a big 'parivar' (family).

"I have been separated from a big family, but I will have to run a family on my own," the firebrand leader told reporters during her Bhopal-Ayodhya Ram-Roti yatra here.

Good work can be done for the people in collaboration with honest and sincere people, the fiery sanyasin said, without giving a categorical reply as to whether she was contemplating formation of a new political party.

"The future course of action would be finalised after the completion of the 'yatra' to Ayodhya," she said, adding that she has chosen the path of struggle to uphold ideology and principles as it was in the interest of the people.

The former Chief Minister, who addressed a public meeting in the town, which she represents in the State Assembly, claimed that former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, BJP president L K Advani and senior party leader Jaswant Singh had promised that she would be made the new leader in Madhya Pradesh again after the Bihar Assembly elections.

"However, after the Bihar polls, three-four leaders in the party used their manipulative tactics and sabotaged prospects of any fair play", she alleged.

The firebrand leader said she would visit all the assembly constituencies in the state and hold a 'jan adalat' in Bhopal after the 'Yatra' as part of her fight to uphold ideology, principles and values.