"I have always maintained decency and generosity in public life"
BJP candidate Varun Gandhi on the way to file his nomination papers for Lok Sabha polls in Sultanpur on Tuesday. (Photo: PTI)
Lucknow: BJP MP Varun Gandhi reacted to Priyanka Vadra’s remark on Tuesday in a rather graceful manner.
Addressing a meeting after filing his Lok Sabha nomination papers in Sultanpur constituency on Tuesday, Varun said, “I have never crossed the ‘lakshman rekha’ of decency, whether it is my family or any senior member of any political party, in my speeches. I have always maintained decency and generosity in public life, but this should not be seen as my weakness. It is my request that instead of personal attacks, we should debate on unemployment, corruption, poverty and illiteracy.”
He then added, “If India has to move towards the politics of hope, we will have to raise the level of debate. There has been talk of my straying from my path, but I have always considered the nation’s path more important than my own path. When we practice politics centered on personal criticism, we deviate from the crucial issues of our times.”
The war of words began on Saturday when Priyanka, addressing party workers, said Varun was a “had lost his way”. On Tuesday Priyanka said that she has no regret over the leak of a video in which she was seen criticising Varun for having gone astray.
( Source : dc correspondent )
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