BJP's Varun Gandhi was 'too busy' to campaign in UP, says mother Maneka

March 06, 2017 19:17

BJP leader Varun Gandhi was "too busy" to campaign for his party in the crucial Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, his mother and union minister Maneka Gandhi said, according to a report by NDTV.

Campaigning ended in the state on Monday in a marathon election spread over seven rounds and 30 days (February 11-March 11), that saw Prime Minister Narendra Modi address 23 public rallies and BJP chief Amit Shah and top union ministers campaign extensively as the BJP attempts to come back to power in UP after 15 years.

"Varun (Gandhi) has been very busy. He's been travelling to speak to students across the country at various campuses," senior Gandhi said, also pointing out that he is 36 years old and so she really can't speak for him.

Varun Gandhi, the BJP member of Parliament from Sultanpur in Uttar Pradesh, reportedly excused himself from campaigning in the state as he was upset that the party did not back him amid

allegations that he was honey-trapped into revealing defence secrets last year.

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