New Delhi: In his latest contrarian stance, BJP MP Varun Gandhi on Sunday said he will continue his fight against unemployment, corruption and inflation until they cease to exist.
In an apparent dig at his own party, Gandhi said he is working for an India where children and youth get respect, and where nobody is compelled to bow his head for help.
“Until employment ceases to exist in this country and your children don’t get jobs, my sangarsh (fight) will continue. We will also continue our fight against corruption,” he said at a programme here.
“We will not allow the sacrifice of our ancestors to go in vain. The time has come for the people to raise their voice against basic problems, injustice and corruption,” he added.
During his Pilibhit tour, Gandhi inaugurated an indoor sports hall constructed at a cost of Rs 8 crore and also interacted with members of the urban local body.
Gandhi, who has taken on his party on several issues in the past couple of years, was recently critical of the Agnipath scheme and the discussion of ‘freebies’. Commenting on the Agnipath military recruitment scheme, he said in June, “If the Agniveers who serve for a short time are not eligible for pension, then why this ‘facility’ to public representatives… Can we, MLAs and MPs, not give up our pensions so that Agniveers get pension?”
Earlier this month, the Pilibhit MP also took on Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his “muft ke revdi” (freebies) comment, saying loans up to Rs 10 lakh crore of corrupt businessmen were waived in the last five years.
(With PTI inputs)