Same Wave for Me as it was for PM Narendra Modi: Kiran Bedi to NDTV

Kiran Bedi, BJP's chief ministerial candidate for the upcoming Delhi polls speaks to NDTV.

Here are the highlights:

• There is an overwhelming enthusiasm of change
• Anna Hazare's movement got me close to the nitty-gritty of governance
• Tried not to comment on Arvind Kerjriwal personally, but since you have made me comment, he is highly toxic, highly negative
• What is primary is national interest, it is not ego, it's service
• I identify with the value system of Mr Modi and Mr Amit Shah
• I am an open book. My energy is for work and it is not to be used for a negative cause
• If the Aam Admi Party or AAP alleges that I was a BJP Mole why did they offer me chief ministership last year
• I did tell them not to target the BJP as we needed opposition help for the Lokpal
• They were targeting both the Congress and the BJP during the Anna Hazare movement because they'd already decided to form a political party
• LK Advani had asked me to contest elections long back; I had said no
• I reject Sakshi Maharaj comment on women producing four children; I'm the mother of one daughter
• The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh or RSS suffers from a media perception problem; they are about India first
• Our law on conversions is clear, I can do 'Ghar' and 'Wapsi' as many times as I want, as long as no coercion
• RSS members comments on women's role may be their personal opinion; my position on women's rights clear
• A sub inspector towed away Indira's car; as a senior cop I wasn't going to do it myself surely
• I defended and protected the police officer who towed Indira's car; I was dispensed with by government in a transfer
• My past is an asset; I don't regret one moment from it
• I haven't disowned or deleted my old tweets on Mr Modi; it is the BJP's generosity that they still took me in
• I am no 'chamchi', have never been; by calling the PM beautiful I was talking of his competence
• My comment on 'small rapes' were misunderstood, I never called any rape small
• I don't regret my 'Ghungat Act' at all; was out of deep anguish for Anna
• I still stand by parties under the Right to Information or RTI and reform in campaign funding; need to push for larger reforms
• Lesson learnt, casual remark on Arvind and Republic Day was misunderstood, Did not mean it
• Have not accepted Arvind's offer of debate as he is uncivil and uncouth and only wants to throw mud
• Debate with Arvind permits him to be defamatory; will not allow that; will debate on floor
• Yes, Kiran Bedi is married to her work, could not have done this without family support system