Lucknow: Notwithstanding his differences with the BJP, actor Shatrughan Sinha said Sunday he will not change his constituency in the coming Lok Sabha elections ‘whatever the situation’. He made it clear that he would contest again from Patna Sahib constituency irrespective of the party decision.
“Situation kuch bhi ho, location wahi hogi (Whatever the situation, location would be same),” Sinha told this agency on the phone from Ranchi.
The sitting Patna Sahib lawmaker has been at loggerheads with the current BJP leadership since the 2015 Bihar election, over several issues.
Sinha has often taken a stance at variance with the official party line, including on demonetisation and Goods and Services Tax, and shared the stage with opposition leaders at an anti-BJP rally in Kolkata in January, where he was projected as the ‘star speaker’.
He has recently also met Samajwadi chief Akhilesh Yadav giving rise to speculation his wife Poonam Sinha may enter active politics from the Uttar Pradesh. Asked about it, the actor-turned-politician said he will neither confirm nor deny this.
“Poonam Sinha has been busy with social work for long. She is liked by all. People want her to contest but whether this will happen or not only time will tell,” Sinha, 72, said.
PTI
