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Varun Gandhi posts video of crop fire, seeks agri policy rethink

BJP MP Varun Gandhi on Saturday shared a video clip purportedly showing a man setting fire to a heap of paddy crop after his vain efforts to sell it, and sought a rethink of the agriculture policy. Gandhi shared the video of the man on Twitter. "Samodh Singh, a farmer of Uttar Pradesh, had been running around mandis for the last 15 days to sell his paddy crop. When paddy did not sell, he in frustration put fire to it himself. Where has this system brought the farmers? The need of the hour is to rethink our agriculture policy," he said. Without making a direct attack, the BJP leader has been critical of the government's handling of agri issues of late and has also sympathised with the farmers protesting against the three farm laws.

BJP's Varun Gandhi shares clip of Vajpayee's speech in support of farmers

Gandhi posted on Twitter a short clip of a speech of former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee in which he warns the then Indira Gandhi govt against repressing farmers and extends his support to them

Shiv Sena backs Varun Gandhi over his stand on Lakhimpur Kheri violence

Varun Gandhi on Sunday warned against attempts to turn the Lakhimpur Kheri incident into a "Hindu vs Sikh battle"

Varun Gandhi warns against 'Hindu vs Sikh' narrative in Lakhimpur violence

BJP MP Varun Gandhi on Sunday warned against attempts to turn the Lakhimapur Kheri incident into a "Hindi vs Sikh battle", saying it is dangerous to create these fault lines and reopen wounds that have taken a generation to heal. The Pilibhit MP, who was recently dropped from the BJP national executive, said the struggle for justice in Lakhimpur Kheri is about the "cruel massacre of poor farmers in the face of an arrogant local power elite", and the issue has no religious connotations. "To use the word 'Khalistani' liberally to describe the protesting farmers is not only an insult to the generations of these proud sons of the Tarai who have fought and shed blood on our borders, it is also extremely dangerous for our national unity if this provokes the wrong kind of reaction," he said. In a tweet, he said, "An attempt to turn Lakhimpur Kheri into a Hindu vs Sikh battle is being made. Not only is this an immoral & false narrative, it is dangerous to create these fault-lines & ...

BJP releases national executive list; Maneka, Varun Gandhi dropped

The decision to drop Varun Gandhi, Rao Inderjit Singh, Swamy and Birender Singh is seen as an indication of the party leadership's unhappiness with them over their views on a number of issues

Protesters can't be silenced through murder: Varun Gandhi on Lakhimpur case

BJP MP Varun Gandhi on Thursday posted a video purportedly of the Lakhimpur Kheri incident and said the protesters cannot be silenced through murder asking for accountability for the farmers.

Lakhimpur Kheri violence: Varun Gandhi shares video, seeks speedy action

BJP MP Varun Gandhi on Tuesday shared a purported video of the violence in Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur Kheri, that left nine people dead, as he demanded swift action against the perpetrators

Those glorifying Godse should be named, shamed publicly: Varun Gandhi

BJP MP Varun Gandhi on Saturday lashed out at those who glorified Mahatma Gandhi's assassin Nathuram Godse on the birth anniversary of the Father of the Nation, saying they are irresponsibly shaming the country and should be named and shamed publicly. "India has always been a spiritual superpower, but it is the Mahatma who articulated our nation's spiritual underpinnings through his being & gave us a moral authority that remains our greatest strength even today.Those tweeting 'Godse zindabad' are irresponsibly shaming the nation," Varun Gandhi, who is not related to Mahatma Gandhi, said. The "lunatic fringe" must not be allowed to enter the mainstream, he added. "We must not forget the respect that India has internationally is because of Mahatma Gandhi and the ideals that he represented. The people who are tweeting 'Godse Zindabad' should be named and shamed publicly. The lunatic fringe must not be allowed to enter the mainstream," he said. The Lok Sabha member's comments came ...

EC a toothless tiger, does it really control elections, asks Varun Gandhi

Questioning the power of the EC he said that it does not have the power to file cases once elections are over as it has to go to the Supreme Court to do so

Indira was a mother to this nation: Varun Gandhi

BJP leader Varun Gandhi made the remark in a tweet on the occasion of Indira's centenary birth anniversary

My book is written with no political consideration, says MP Varun Gandhi

He has covered the gamut factors impacting the rural and agricultural landscapes

PMO called me to ask, 'why are you increasing our troubles': Varun Gandhi

He also described the increasing pollution in the country as "dangerous"

BJP's Varun Gandhi rejects reports of 'ghar wapsi' to Congress

Gandhi was reportedly holding extensive talks with rival party's trinity- Sonia, Rahul & Priyanka

Talk of justice hollow amidst economic disparity, says Varun Gandhi

Said capital investments from foreign countries are not going to make us a great nation

Newsmaker: Varun Gandhi - trying to not just go along

Gandhi might be viewed well in his constituency but is viewed warily by his party

Varun Gandhi slams 'honey-trapping' reports, asserts did not attend defence deal meets

The seven-page letter says that Gandhi stood "compromised" because of his pictures with foreign escorts, prostitutes

Varun Gandhi refutes being 'honey trapped' by arms dealer

US based lawyer wrote to PMO alleging that Gandhi was "honey trapped and compromised" by Abhishek Verma

Varun Gandhi faces allegations of being 'honey trapped' by arms agents

Swaraj Abhiyan leaders Prashant Bhushan and Yogendra Yadav released a letter written to the PMO last month that Varun was blackmailed into leaking defence secrets

Varun Gandhi escapes unhurt after stage collapses

He was on his way to interact with farmers in Chhajlet