A video of a BJP MP from Pilibhit, Uttar Pradesh, went viral as he addressed party workers. According to a report from the Hindustan Times, Livemint’s sister publication, a seer was standing next to Varun Gandhi, and suddenly Seer’s phone rang. Apparently, the seer cut off the conversation while Gandhi was speaking. Then the BJP MP took a break and asked the seer to take the call. He said, “Maharaj-ji, suppose. What difference will it make? You will probably receive an important call.”
Some party workers pulled the seer away from Varun Gandhi, but the MP intervened and said, ‘Don’t do this to him. You never know when Maharaj ji will be prime minister. What will happen to us then?’
The video of the incident surfaced online and people interpreted it as a reference to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, who is also the Gorakshpeethadheeshwar of Gorakshpeeth. Adityanath is always in the dress of a sadhu.
Furthermore, Varun Gandhi called on people to vote by applying brains. He said, “Vote for anyone, but only after you put your mind to it. Don’t vote just by listening to Bharat Mata ki Jai or Jai Shri Ram. Because after that you will become a number. I don’t want you to be a number.” .
Ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, there was speculation that Varun Gandhi would enter the Congress. He has been winning the Pilibhit seat since 2009 when the BJP fielded him from the constituency in place of his mother Maneka Gandhi.
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Updated: August 30, 2023, 7:40 AM IST
