“Few Can Score As Much As Me, But…”: Sachin Pilot On Not Contesting Lok Sabha Polls

New Delhi:

Congress chief Sachin Pilot has stated the choice to not contest the Lok Sabha elections is a calculated one and, utilizing a cricket analogy, claimed few individuals can rating as many runs for his celebration as him when he enters the electoral playground. 

Answering a query on the NDTV Yuva conclave on Thursday on why he was not moving into the electoral playground when younger leaders like him may impact change, Mr Pilot stated the celebration has taken a name after taking a number of elements into consideration and his accountability, because the Chhattisgarh in-charge, can be an necessary one.

“When I step into the ground and bat, I don’t think other people can score as many runs as I do for the Congress. But people have to keep in mind what responsibility they are given when they enter the ground. As a Congress general secretary, I have been given charge of Chhattisgarh. Who contests an election, who is involved in strategy, who works for the organisation, all of these are decided differently at different times,” Mr Pilot stated in Hindi.

“In 2004, I was an MP. Then I was an MLA. I was also a Union minister and a state Congress chief. So, I am carrying out the responsibilities that have been entrusted to me. The candidates that have been picked for the Lok Sabha election have been decided after a lot of thought and they are people that can win,” he added.

The senior chief stated even people who find themselves not combating the polls have necessary roles to play and must ship, similar to he has to in Chhattisgarh. 

Claiming that the Congress will win the elections, Mr Pilot stated some events are speaking about issues like getting greater than 400 seats and that politics right now is reeking of vanity.

“There is a difference between advertisements and what is actually happening on the ground. The gulf between the rich and the poor and between cities and villages is widening. Economic policies are responsible for this,” he stated. 

Asked in regards to the suspense over the Congress strongholds of Amethi and Rae Bareli and whether or not Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi shall be contesting from there, the chief didn’t give a transparent reply and stated Mr Gandhi has been named as a candidate from the Wayanad seat in Kerala. He stated the 2 Uttar Pradesh seats have been Congress bastions and the celebration will win there once more. 

‘2004 Repeat’

Mr Pilot additionally claimed that the NDA of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s time had been completed and the BJP started reviving it after the Congress and different events fashioned the INDIA alliance. 

“In 2019, 65% of the votes went to parties in the INDIA alliance. So, only 35% of people supported the BJP… If the BJP is so confident, why is it inducting people from the opposition? This will be an interesting election and there will be a repeat of the 2004 polls when the opposition won despite people expecting an NDA victory,” he claimed.