With tears rolling down her cheeks, Chief Minister designate in Rajasthan Vasundhara Raje on Saturday remembered her late mother and brother who taught her to 'serve people by entering politics', reports PTI.
My mother (veteran BJP leader) Vijaya Raje Scindia and brother (senior Congress leader) Madhav Rao Scindia, who are no more, gave me great strength and taught me to service the people by entering politics," an emotionally charged Raje said in a choked voice while addressing newly elected BJP legislators here.
Copies of her mother's letter, as the party's Central Observer of announcing election of Bhairon Singh Shekhawat as leader of BJP legislature party to head the government in Rajasthan in 1990 and her brother's letter announcing election of Ashok Gehlot as leader Congress legislature party in 1998, Raje said she would try to follow the path of serving people shown by them.
BJP's Central observer and Union
Finance Minister Jaswant Singh consoled Raje when she returned to her seat
fighting tears.