"If Not As MP, Then As Son": Dropped By BJP, Varun Gandhi's Vow To Pilibhit
NDTV
Varun Gandhi also touched an emotional note in his letter, recalling his introduction to Pilibhit - as a three-year-old boy visiting with his mother, Maneka Gandhi, in 1983.
The Bharatiya Janata Party's Varun Gandhi - not picked to defend his Lok Sabha seat in Uttar Pradesh's Pilibhit - has written to the people of his soon-to-be former constituency to say that "even though my tenure is coming to an end... my relationship (with you) cannot end till my last breath". Importing cheetahs from Africa and allowing nine of them to die in a foreign land is not just cruelty, it's an appalling display of negligence.We should focus on conserving our own endangered species and habitats rather than contributing to the suffering of these magnificent… https://t.co/atB0hFE8wC
Mr Gandhi also said he considered himself fortunate to have had the opportunity to "serve the great people of Pilibhit", and that their "ideals, simplicity, and kindness... had a huge contribution in my upbringing and development". "Being your representative has been the greatest honour of my life, and I have always championed your interests to the best of my ability," the BJP leader said.
"If not as an MP then as a son, I am committed to serve you throughout my life and my doors will always remain open for you... as before. I came into politics to raise the voice of the common man, and today I seek your blessings to always continue doing this work, no matter the cost," he said.
