Dynastic politics is a dead issue among political parties, but BJP is "more khandani" (family oriented) than the Congress, says Karnataka IT Minister Priyank Kharge.
" "Kharge, son of the leader of the Congress party in the Lok Sabha M Mallikarjuna Kharge, made the remark when asked about the buzz about "dynastic politics" in poll-bound Karnataka.
"When a doctor"s son can become a doctor, an actor"s son can become an actor, an engineer"s son can become an engineer, why not a politician"s son become a politician?" Priyanka Kharge, an MLA, asked.
Priyank Kharge, who is seeking re-election from Chittapur segment in this district, said son of a politician can get a ticket but it"s the people who decide electoral fortune.
"It"s unfortunate that people think that people blindly just vote for you", he told PTI.
" ""How many successful politicians" and CM"s children have become successful politicians? But people do not realise that we get elected by them. And the dynastic issue, I think, is a dead issue among the parties also," he said.
He went on to add: "BJP is now leading us (in dynastic politics)... BJP accuses the Congress party that it relies on "one khandan" (Nehru-Gandhi family). (But) they (BJP) are becoming more khandani than us."
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