Nitin Gadkari 'won't put up posters or banners' in next election, underlines 'politics of service'
2 min read . Updated: 15 May 2023, 05:55 PM IST
PremiumThe Union Minister said that he has decided that he will not put up any posters or offer tea to people in his constituency in the next election, stating 'those who have to vote will vote and those who do not will not'.
Votes are won on the basis of 'politics of service' rather than on 'posters and banners', said senior BJP leader and Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Monday.
Gadkari said that he has decided that he will not put up any posters or offer tea to people in his constituency in the next election, stating 'those who have to vote will vote and those who do not will not'.
However, he exuded confidence in increasing his winning margin in the next poll.
Addressing a programme on the death anniversary of former vice president Bhairon Singh Shekhawat at Khachariyawas village in Sikar district of Rajasthan, Gadkari said, “I have fought the election in a very tough constituency. Everyone had asked me not to contest from there, but I fought with determination. Now I have decided that in the next election, I will not put up posters or banners, will not give tea or do anything else. Those who have to vote will vote and those who do not will not."
“Votes are obtained by 'politics of service', 'politics of development', welfare of the poor in villages, giving poor people health facilities, employment to youth and good education to children," he added.
According to the Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, the concept of “politics of service" was brought in by RSS ideologue Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya.
“The biggest problem of politics is the emptiness of ideas. Bhairon Singh Shekhawat stayed with principles and never compromised with his ideology. Politics for Shekhawat was a medium to serve people and an instrument for socio-economic reform," he said.
Representing Nagpur constituency, Gadkari said the 'politics of service' does not come with talks, books or research, but with actions and deeds.
Apart from this, he said the work on the Delhi-Jaipur electric highway is on and when electric buses will run, the ticket cost will be ₹30 lesser to the (present) fare.
With agency inputs.