Kochi: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati should make up her mind on whether she wants to fight the Congress or be with it, Congress leader, Sheila Dikshit said.
Asked if the Congress and the BSP would come together for the next parliamentary polls, Dixit said that a decision in this regard has to be taken by the BSP supremo.
On whether the Lok sabha elections would be preponed and held this year, Dixit said, "there are no positive indications in this regard. This is everybody's guess".
Asked if Rahul Gandhi was being groomed to be the party's Prime ministerial candidate, she said whole party was behind him. "But this is kite flying by the media," she said.
On the Marathi Manoos plank of Shiv sena chief Bal Thackeray and MNS leader Raj Thackeray, she said, "This country belongs to everyone. If they are talking parochial politics, they are not right".
On CPI leader A B Bardhan's views that the US was "blackmailing" India on the Indo-US deal, Dixit said, "I do not think US is trying to blackmail India.
None can oppose the Congress saying it was bowing to pressure from the US". She said Congress leaders were the architects of the Non Aligned movement and that it was this party which withstood all forces that have tried to take advantage of India.
Asked why the Left parties were against the Indo-US civilian nuclear deal, she shot back "ask them". They have to answer to the people.
"I do not know their intention. Is there an intention to bring the communal forces back?, she asked.
