It is quite a struggle to reconcile this, because you yourself are confused about what your real role is, and how important your role in Delhi is compared to the role in your constituency.
We worked a lot on infrastructure and basic necessities -- water, toilet blocks. There are huge slum pockets in my area, and we worked for the rehabilitation of those people, by pushing through projects that were stuck, and helping people who did not get their dues.
It's a most satisfying feeling when a person is removed from a slum and rehabilitated into a better life. When you see those kids going to school -- that I feel is a big achievement.
In which areas did you find yourself struggling, and felt you didn't achieve as much as you could have?
Many times, there are lot of legal issues where rehabilitation is concerned, where development work is concerned, where people are affected by projects.
It's a sad situation, and you are caught up in the middle and don't know what to do. A lot of people are declared illegal because of the lack of a few papers. So what happens to them, and where do they go?
The most frustrating part is where you have to tell them you can't do anything for them; that you don't know where they can go and what they can do next. That gets to me.
Also see: Spouses on the campaign trail | India Votes 2009
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