My father belongs to Berhampur and my mother is from Uttar Pradesh.
In South, getting admission in SSN is not possible just because someone is my relative. One of the ministers said SSN is the only institution where I can't get a seat for anyone. That's true of Uttar Pradesh and Delhi governments, too.
I grew up in small towns in Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra - places like Akola, Betul, Wardha, Jhansi; I thought the rise of provincial India would be an interesting subject to tackle.
I said the export benefit should go to all the farmers in the country through the mills spread across the country, in states like Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and West Bengal. Now what happens? This benefit goes to those mills or export houses in Mumbai. Or in Chennai or in Bangalore.
My father, who lives in a village in Uttar Pradesh, was bedridden for some time. His BP shot up. While everyone got worked up at home, I didn't know how to manage my personal and professional lives.
If you want to see law and order, then come to Uttar Pradesh.
We want to make Uttar Pradesh the most developed state in the country.
Law and order is a state responsibility. I can assure you peace will be maintained in Uttar Pradesh.
Our party's symbol is the elephant, and its weight, size and strength symbolize Uttar Pradesh.
I don't think like Raj Thackeray... that anyone from Uttar Pradesh or Bihar or anywhere who comes to Mumbai is an outsider.
Because you’re such a good salesman, and if you go work for a company, they’re going to use you as a salesman. If you’re going to be a salesman, you might as well be selling something worthwhile, like education
I wear jeans and shorts. I travelled on my own to Mumbai for my knee surgery. I can go to Delhi when I want. Being a sportsperson helps me get away from the bhed bhav of Haryana.
My only aim is the welfare of the poor of my country and the poor of states like Uttar Pradesh.
We want to channelize the youth so that the state benefits from them and help Uttar Pradesh become a developed state.
There are a mix of good and bad people everywhere, be it Punjab, Delhi or Haryana.
Sena never spoke against Biharis or against people from Uttar Pradesh. In fact, they are the ones who started 'Chhat pooja' and 'U.P. Day' in Maharashtra.