The demand for Chhattisgarh was 70 years old. It was also a viable one. It has its own character, culture and history to be a separate state. It is good that it has now come to a logical and happy ending. What do you think will be the new challenges the government will face in Chhattisgarh? The biggest challenge would be Naxalite activity. The other areas would be migration of labour, completion of old irrigation schemes, raising productivity of paddy, revival of sick industries and removal of illiteracy among tribals. Do you apprehend political instability in the new state? Well, smaller states are susceptible to political instability. But we should not worry. There is a fairly mature political leadership in Chhattisgarh. They should be able to handle it. How much of a say will you have in the new government, setting up of the bureaucracy, police and so on? I think it is for the chief minister of the new state to choose his own team. Instead of interfering, I will rather be there to f