New Delhi: Priyanka Gandhi’s husband and businessman Robert Vadra has said that he wanted to contest the 2024 Lok Sabha election from Moradabad in Uttar Pradesh.
“Everyone is expecting from me to choose Moradabad or any other city in Uttar Pradesh for my entry to Parliament,” Vadra told IANS.
“As people have high hopes from me, I will see if I can participate in the 2024 general elections or not. Everyday I am in service of people,” he further said.
Vadra said he was confident of making a difference in politics and wanted to change the lives of people for better.
“Election or no elections, I go to temples, mosques, churches or even gurdwaras across the country. When I am working hard for so long, I think I will be able to make a difference in politics. When Priyanka comes home, we talk politics, and discuss how to mitigate the sufferings of people in the villages,” IANS quoted Vadra as saying.
Robert Vadra, in the past too, has hinted at taking the political plunge.
Vadra, who has been questioned a few times by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the recent past in connection with money laundering and land grab cases, has repeatedly said he wanted a larger role in serving the people.
When asked if he wanted to see Priyanka Gandhi as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Vadra said, “Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi never think of any post. Politics is in their blood. They will keep working hard for people, everywhere. People want to see her as CM but it will be her decision if she would like to be confined to UP only, or will go at the national stage, because she is a national leader.”
The son-in-law of Congress chief Sonia Gandhi said Priyanka stood for farmers, and those died in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence.
“Priyanka has been in the midst of people in Uttar Pradesh for a very long time. She also stood for farmers, and those died in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence. When she reached out to meet the family members of the victims, she was stopped. Also, Uttar Pradesh is not safe for women. She launched ‘Ladki hun lad sakti hun’ (I am a girl and can fight) campaign, which gathered her a lot of support,” IANS quoted Vadra as saying.
Hitting out at the government, Robert Vadra said, “Rising inflation has made people’s life miserable. There is no employment. We saw the condition during the second Covid wave. The government should have spent money on hospitals. But the focus is different, they are spending money on Central Vista and other projects.”