He may be the power minister of Haryana, but for Randeep Singh Surjewala, channelising the state's youth energy into various fields like sports and films is a dream. The dashing youth Congress leader, who is in charge of supplying electricity from his state to the Capital during Commonwealth Games, promises to meet all deadlines ahead of time.u00a0 Excerpts from the interview

You are close to Rahul Gandhi and could have made an impact on national politics. But you concentrated on the state instead.
The party decides your role. It sends a leader to the state to gain administrative experience. Once you are in Delhi, you lose touch with the grass roots. I am enjoying my stint in state politics.

Other than being the Haryana Power Minister, you have an added responsibility of powering the Commonwealth Games to be held in Delhi. Will you be able to keep the lights burning?
I am meeting the targets to supply electricity for the Games ahead of schedule. The 1,500-mw power plant at Jajjhar, which will supply 750 mw to Delhi, is running 42 days ahead of its deadline. This plant will start its supply to the Capital by July 2010.



The Hissar power plant will be ready by December. In just 37 months, we have constructed the 1,200-mw plant, a record in Asia. It will meet the Games' demand from March 2010.