Bharatiya Janata Party leader Maneka Gandhi on Monday said that her exclusion from the party’s national executive committee did not reduce ...
Bharatiya Janata Party leader Maneka Gandhi on Monday said that her exclusion from the party’s national executive committee did not reduce her stature, PTI reported.
Maneka Gandhi and her son Varun Gandhi were dropped from the committee on October 7. Maneka Gandhi is the party’s MP from Sultanpur, and Varun Gandhi is an MP from the Pilibhit constituency.
The development came after Varun Gandhi criticised the violence in Uttar Pradesh’s Lakhimpur Kheri. Eight people, including four farmers, were killed in the violence on October 3 during a protest against the Centre’s new agriculture laws.
“I am satisfied to be in the BJP for 20 years,” Maneka Gandhi said on Monday, according to PTI. “Not being in the executive does not reduce one’s stature. My first religion is to serve. It is more important that I get a place in the hearts of people.”
She pointed out that there were other senior BJP leaders who were not included in the executive committee. “New people should also get an opportunity,” Gandhi added. “I am aware of my duties and serving the people of my constituency is my first duty.”
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