Will not put up posters, banners from next election but focus on ‘politics of service’, says Nitin Gadkari

Aishwary Pradhan and Ramesh Sharma

Sikar: Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Monday asserted that votes are won on the basis of “politics of service” rather than on “posters and banners”. He said he has now decided that he will not put up any posters or offer tea to people in his constituency in the next election as “those who

Votes are obtained by ‘politics of service’, ‘politics of development’, welfare of the poor in villages, giving poor people health facilities, employment to youth and good education to children.

—Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister

have to vote will vote and those who do not will not”.

At the same time, he exuded confidence in

Jaipur: Former Deputy CM Sachin Pilot on Monday served notice to CM Ashok Gehlot to agree to the demand of probe into corruption issues raised by him in 15 days or face a state-wide agitation from May 31. He said this in public meeting that marked the completion of his five-day foot march from Ajmer to Jaipur over “inaction” on “corruption” during previous BJP term, paper leaks during present regime.

There were conflicting assessments about crowd during the meeting. Pilot supporters claimed a crowd of 50,000 but according to the sources there was a crowd about 20,000.

According to Pilot camp, 28 current and former mins and legislators, 5 Board presidents, 7 PCC office bearers, 10 DCC Presidents, 17 LS and Assembly Congress candidates participated.

P3 increasing his winning margin in the next poll.

Gadkari was addressing a programme on the death anniversary of former vice president Bhairon Singh Shekhawat at Khachariyawas village in Sikar district.

Gadkari further added the concept of “politics of service” was brought in by RSS ideologue Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya, and that he defined his politics on this concept. More on P8

Sachin Pilot addressing people on last day of Jan Sangharsh Yatra in Jaipur on Monday. PHOTO BY SANTOSH