Varun Gandhi wants to revive Sanjay`s sterilisation policy

London, May 9 (PTI)India's main opposition BJP
candidate from Pilibhit Lok Sabha constituency Varun Gandhi
favours revival of his father Sanjay Gandhi's controversial
sterilisation policy and wants "compulsory military service"
for all Indians.


In an interview to The Daily Telegraph, Varun said he
hoped to follow in his father's footsteps by offering strong
leadership which, according to him, India lacked for 20 years.

Politics, the 29-year-old fire-brand BJP leader said,
was his destiny, and added: "Anyone who says they have no
ambition to achieve power at some stage is lying."

Besides reviving the sterilisation policy, Varun said
he would also propose a bill in parliament to introduce
compulsory military service for all Indians to unite the
country and overcome caste and religious differences.

"Instead of people thinking of themselves as Tamils or
Brahmins, they should think of themselves as Indians," he
said.

Referring to his recent controversial remarks, Varun
denied threatening Muslims, but had vowed to protect local
people from "anti-social" elements after three local girls
were reportedly gang-raped.

As he toured his constituency in a convoy accompanied
by armed guards, he made a clear reference to his
controversial stand when he told voters that he was "fighting
for your self-respect". PTI