CAziz Qureshi, a former state minister and member of Parliament, is a Congressman from the old guard. He wears a Nehru topi, has great respect for Panditji [Nehru] and says the greatest man to ever be born in India was Kamraj.
"Once Kamraj went to a village and saw that there was one hut which had no electricity. He went and asked the lady why was she sitting in darkness when the whole village was lit. She replied that the electricity board was not processing her application. So Kamraj sat with her and told his associates that he would not leave the hut till it was electrified."
"Such was his greatness," says Qureshi, who has been persuaded by the CM to use a cellular phone for campaign coordination. "This is the first time," he laughs.
Under framed pictures of Sardar Vallabhai Patel and Sonia Gandhi, he gives a brief description on why the Congress should win.
"This election is about Vikas Vs Vinash -- Progress Vs Destruction. BJP personifies destruction. Moreover, sanyasins [Uma Bharti] should go to the Himalayas, not to [state's secretariat] Vallabh Bhawan!"