But I politely declined. I could have easily come to Lok Sabha from Rajgarh my home constituency but I declined and got Congress candidate win. Why? Because to me credibility and ideology is more important which unfortunately has disappeared from Indian Political Scene. Sad.
I never expected Maharaj (Sorry as I myself come from a feudal background I don't address him as Jyotiraditya) to cross over and ditch Congress and Gandhi Family and for what? Rajya Sabha and Cabinet berth under ModiShah? Sad never expected this from him.
But then Hunger of Power is more important to some than Credibility and Ideology the very essence of a Healthy Democracy. I don't agree to Sangh/BJP at all but admire their commitment to their Ideology.
How RSS waited from 1925 to the 90s to come to power in Delhi without wavering from their ultimate goal "Hindu Rashtra". They have successfully fooled Socialists and particularly JP and now Nitish to achieve their ultimate Goal of a RSS pracharak as PM of India.
I have seen RSS activists who have devoted their whole life and left their Family to work for Sangh. But now the new Pracharaks of RSS have also changed. Narendra Modi is the most glaring example of this new breed of RSS Pracharaks.
I am no admirer of Narendra Modi and one of his most bitterest Critic but then admire his Courage of Conviction and uncompromising effort to Polarise the Country on every possible issue and every opportunity.
He doesn't realise what damage he is doing to the Country by destroying the Social Fabric of the Country the very Idea of India, the very ethos of Sanatan Dharm and Hinduism.
Rajmata Vijaya Raje Scindhia for whom I had and still have the greatest regard and respect wanted me to join Jan Sangh in 1970 when I was President of Raghogarh Nagar Palia but I politely refused when I read Bunch of Thoughts of Guru Golwalkar and interacted with the RSS leaders
I was brought up in an environment where my Father who was a total Atheist and my Mother who was deeply Religious. To me my Religion Sanatan Dharm and my belief is that of Universal Brotherhood not sectarian belief of Hindutva.
It was further strengthened when I met Jagadguru Shankaracharya Swami Swaroopanand ji the most respected and Senior most Shankaracharya in India in 1981. And I took "Diksha" from him. To me my Religion is Humanism "Insaniyat" which is totally opposite of Hindutva.
To me Power is to achieve the objective of Service to the Humanity and not Power by itself.
