Says irrepressible BJP MP from Patna Sahib Shatrughan Sinha in a no-holds-barredu00a0 conversation with Subhash K Jha

According to a report, the BJP has maximum number of elected MPs with criminal records this year.
Sometimes I feel we should re-make Hum Sab Chor Hain. But seriously, during the last elections, I did not campaign for candidates with a criminal record. It was my dignified way to protest. L K Advaniji and Rajnathji supported me. If the report is true, then it's a matter of concern.
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Shotgun: Shatrugan Sinha

Aren't you embarrassed to be associated with a party that has so many criminals?
At times, yes. I'm known to beu00a0 the most secular face in the BJP. It's a contradiction, but if people like me don't join the BJP, then how would anyone be convinced about the party's pledge to propound communalism?
Have you ever heard Mr Advani or Mr Vajpayee say anything wrong? But suddenly we had these young hot-blooded, self-appointed spokespersons spewing venom.

Are you pointing at Varun Gandhi?
I don't want to name anyone. But some elements took BJP's entire effort to be a progressive party back by 20 steps. It was penny-wise-pound-foolish politics.