'No Matter What Cost I Have To Pay...': Varun Gandhi Breaks Silence After Being Dropped by BJP

New Delhi: After being denied BJP ticket from Pilibhit Lok Sabha seat, sitting MP Varun Gandhi said on Thuesday, March 28, that he will continue to raise the voice of common people ad is ready to pay price for the same. 

In a letter addressed to the electorate, Varun Gandhi called himself the son of Pilibhit. "Main aapka tha, hun aur rahunga," said Gandhi is his letter written as his term ends. 

“My term as Pilibhit MP may be ending, but my relation with Pilibhit will not end till my last breath. I seek your blessings to continue to raise the voice of the common man, no matter what price I have to pay for it,” said Varun Gandhi in his letter. 

“I remember that 3 year old little boy who came to Pilibhit for the first time in 1983 holding his mother's finger, how did he know that one day this land would become his workplace and the people here would become his family,” added Gandhi. 

Varun Gandhi Dropped By BJP 

The Bharatiya Janata Party dropped MP Varun Gandhi from Pilibhit in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections and fielded UP PWD minister Jitin Prasada in his place. 

Jitin Prasada filed his nomination on Wednesday, while Varun Gandhi was not present in Pilibhit. While local leaders remained tight-lipped about Varun Gandhi's absence, personal secretary Kamal Kant had confirmed to Republic that Varun Gandhi has no plans to rebel against the BJP. 

Varun Gandhi has recently been vocal against the BJP on several issues, including employment and health. However, his mother Maneka Gandhi has been retained in the list of the candidates, and has been fielded from Sultanpur parliamentary constituency.