‘Not an outsider, I belong to a family of diehard Congress men’
There is no truth in these reports. In 17 years of my political career, I have never sought any position. It is nothing but a bid to divert attention from the real issues. I joined the Congress in 2016 on the assurance that my pro-people agenda would be fulfilled. Prashant Kishor met me many times in this regard. The corrupt system controlled by two power families in the state is not allowing any change, but I will not give up.
They devoted 42 years of their life to the party. Who is the CM to slam the door on me? Is he the Congress? I have never received a response to any of my tweets on issues such as the sacrilege cases, sand mafia, transport mafia and the big fish involved in the drug trade. I am not a ‘showpiece’ to be used for campaigning and winning elections. Post government formation, the real issues were put on the back burner.
It is to end the loot of public money. I am willing to become a zila parishad member and stand behind the CM if my 13-point agenda on development is implemented. Let them make sand cheaper by crushing the mining mafia, remove the parity in taxes between the government-run buses and those ‘illegally’ run by the Badals. I began my fight at the very first Cabinet meeting. The two powerful political families have belittled the legislature by according priority to the bureaucracy.
Jobs should be given only on merit. The move is against the Constitution. Instead of protecting their chair, they should ensure that the last man in the queue gets justice. My son was offered the post of Assistant Advocate General and wife the top position in the Warehousing Corporation. We rejected both offers.
