Varun wants to follow father`s footsteps

London, May 9 (PTI) Varun Gandhi, whose hate speeches
landed him in jail, favours conscription and intends to follow
footsteps of his late father Sanjay Gandhi by offering a
strong leadership.

The BJP's candidate from Pilibhit told 'The Telegraph'
daily that he would propose a bill in Parliament to introduce
compulsory military service for all Indians to unite the
country and overcome caste and religious differences.

During the interview, the 29-year-old Varun said he hopes
to follow in his father's footsteps by one day by offering the
strong leadership, which according to him, India has been
lacking for 20 years.

The newspaper correspondent, who talked to him during his
election tour of Pilibhit, wrote that Gandhi has vowed to
revive the controversial population control policies pioneered
by his father.

Politics, Varun said, was his destiny, and added: "Anyone
who says they have no ambition to achieve power at some stage
is lying."

"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. PTI