Union Minister and senior BJP leader Nitin Gadkari on Saturday asserted that people are not casteist but political leaders are “for their selfish interests”.<\/p>\n
Speaking at an event here, he also said backwardness was becoming a political interest.<\/p>\n
“There is a competition on who is more backward,” Mr Gadkari pointed out.<\/p>\n
“People are not casteist but political leaders are for their selfish interests,” he said, adding that there is need to eradicate social inequality.<\/p>\n
Caste discrimination must end and the process must start “from self”, he opined.<\/p>\n
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