BJP's Harsh Vardhan, "Swayamsewak At Heart", Calls Time On 30-Year Career
NDTV
Harsh Vardhan's message came as the BJP fielded Praveen Khandelwal from Chandni Chowk, a seat which Mr Vardhan holds at present. His name did not figure in the 195 names announced in the party's first list.
Former Union Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan had wrapped up his three-decade-long political career to return to what he called his "roots". In a long farewell message posted on X, formerly Twitter, he said, he would continue his work against "tobacco and substance abuse, against climate change and teaching simple and sustainable lifestyles".
His message came as the BJP fielded Praveen Khandelwal from Chandni Chowk, a seat which Mr Vardhan holds at present. His name did not figure in the 195 names announced in the party's first list.
The 69-year-old, who started his political career with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, the BJP's ideological mentor, also said a "swayamsewak at heart", he jumped into electoral politics "at the insistence of the then RSS leadership".