Robert Vadra on the fight for polls

Robert Vadra said: “The country wants me to actively participate in politics” (file photo)

New Delhi:

Robert Vadra, husband of Congress party national general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, has hinted at making her political debut in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. He said that while he was trying to stay away from politics, he would not rule out entering the electoral race if the party believed he could bring about change. He said that if given a chance, he would contest from Moradabad and Haryana.

“I stayed away from politics but different political parties tried to draw me into politics and used tactics to harass me for my association with the Gandhi family. I have always been treated as a political tool and there was a soft target or a hard target whenever I could.” It was a battle. elections,” Mr Vadra told news agency ANI in an interview on Tuesday.

Sonia Gandhi, the son-in-law of the Congress president, said that he felt that as a parliamentarian, he could give a better response to these critics politically.

“People felt I should give them an answer, not as a businessman but as a political member of parliament,” he said.

“The country wants me to be active in politics. If the Congress party thinks I can bring change, I will be active in politics. There is no need for me to contest from Amisi. People from Moradabad and Haryana are also demanding me contest from their constituencies,” Mr. Vadra said.

Congress has yet to announce its candidates for Amethi and Rabarelli. Rahul Gandhi lost the 2019 Lok Sabha elections to Union Minister Smriti Irani in Amethi.

Replying to a question about the allegations against him, Mr Vadra said: “It has been a long time. Whatever allegations they have leveled against me, they are baseless. I have answered all the questions raised by the Education Department … I’ve filed 23,000 documents. I’ve been going there for 12 to 15 hours.”

Talking about his religious beliefs, Mr Vadra said he was “secular”. “I think we should remain secular and stay away from religious politics. Prime Minister Modi should address people’s problems and think about how we can make progress.”

On the allegation that the Congress party was against Sanatan Dharma, Mr. Vadra said: “My family is secular and they always thought of a secular state. It has been this way since the days of Rajiv Gandhi and Indira Gandhi. “

Talking about his decision to join active politics, he said, “As far as my role in active politics is concerned, I provide Bhandara service every week to serve and be with people across the country. Find people’s issues The solution is my responsibility because I come from the Gandhi family and I always feel empowered when I work for people…”

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