The former Bharatiya Janata Party ideologue and founder of Bharat Vikas Sangam, K.N. Govindacharya, has said he has no intention of rejoining the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Mr. Govindacharya, who was here to participate in the 23rd annual conference of the Hubli branch of the Institute of Chartered Accountants India (ICAI), refuted reports that appeared in a section of the media that he was ready to rejoin the BJP but with some conditions.
He said that ever since he quit the BJP, rumours of him rejoining the party had been doing the rounds.
“Probably there are people who want me to go back to the BJP,” he said.
Commenting on the present political system in the country, Mr. Govindacharya said, “In my opinion, major political parties in the mainstream electoral game are all pursuing pro-foreign, pro-rich policies. Using power for a purpose has gone, power itself has become a purpose.”
He said political system had degenerated into an unscrupulous game of power grabbing, and political parties were without values and issues.
“No pro-poor voices”
Both the ruling and the Opposition parties were following pro-foreign and pro-rich policies and as a result of it, chances of hearing pro-nation and pro-poor voices on the floor of the House were rare.
“Pro-Bharat, pro-poor voices are heard only on the streets,” he said.
He clarified that his Rashtriya Swabhimana Andolana did not have any immediate intention of converting itself into a political party.
He said the andolana was at present working on issues concerning the Ganga and electoral reforms.
Mr. Govindacharya said a draft economic policy for “Bharat” had been prepared and it would be finalised by March 2010 after getting suggestions and opinions from over 3,000 experts from across the country.
He said the Bharat Vikas Sangam, which would be held in Gulbarga in December 2010, would elaborate on the success stories of various groups following the “Pro-Bharat and pro-poor policies”.
