“I’m absolutely willing to fight.” Gautam Gambhir shares his views on being a BJP MP in Delhi…
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00:00I'm not a hardcore politician, neither do I want to become one.
00:02I don't want to become a hardcore politician where I'm thinking 24x7 about politics.
00:18Do you feel frustrated at times that what you wanted to do for your constituency,
00:23you haven't been able to?
00:25Or do you feel that you have been able to serve a large number of people?
00:30Do you want me to be honest?
00:31Honest, yes.
00:32Absolutely honest.
00:32Absolutely.
00:33Frustrated at times.
00:34And I would not lie.
00:35Frustrated from a point of view that I wanted to do a lot.
00:39And the frustrating moments are not because of the opposition.
00:42It's because of our own people as well.
00:45No matter what you try to do well,
00:48there are always hindrances,
00:50there are always attempts to stop you,
00:53which can get frustrating.
00:54Because see, ultimately, I'm not a hardcore politician.
00:59Neither do I want to become one.
01:00I don't want to become a hardcore politician where I'm thinking 24x7 about politics.
01:04The problem is also with the,
01:06pardon me for saying this, the Delhi BJP unit.
01:08That's the reason why your party has not been able to win elections
01:13because it's such a divided house since Sushma Swaraj was chief minister.
01:17How many years now?
01:18Almost 30 years, 28 years or something like that.
01:20Your party hasn't been able to form a government out here
01:23because it is divided like you can't imagine.
01:25Pulling down your own, your own people pulling you down.
01:29Yeah, so this is probably new for me.
01:32This is something, because what happens in sport is,
01:35because all my life I've played sport.
01:37It is a very black and white kind of a thing,
01:41which I've always done in my life.
01:42If you make a run, you'll play.
01:43If you don't make a run, you'll drop.
01:46I had a very clear mindset that I have my destiny in my hands.
01:49I have my bat in my hands.
01:50If I make a run, I don't need anyone.
01:52If I don't make a run, no one can make me play.
01:55But this is something different,
01:56because this is something which is a new experience for me.
01:59That's why when you asked me this question,
02:01I said, yes, it is frustrating.
02:02So if you try to give vision to Delhi,
02:05because I always felt that if Delhi gave me so much,
02:08then I can also give something back to Delhi.
02:09So I think that is probably,
02:11will be my achievement of being a politician.
02:14Not only as a cricketer, but as a politician,
02:15as a Delhiite as well.
02:16But yes, this is where it happens.
02:19Do you want to continue being a politician?
02:20It's a very basic question.
02:22From what you're saying,
02:25it seems that you're very frustrated.
02:26No, no, I am not very, very frustrated.
02:28But at the same time,
02:29being a sportsman, the kind of character I am,
02:32I'm absolutely willing to fight.
02:34Till the time I feel that I have the fire
02:36to do something good for the people of Delhi, absolutely.
02:38Someone will have to come with the right intention
02:41and with the right mindset of helping the people of Delhi.
02:44From what I can glean from this conversation
02:46is that you're rather frustrated with the BJP,
02:49that they haven't given you support.
02:51My point is that
02:53if something good is happening,
02:56irrespective of whether the opposition does it or we do it,
03:00if they are pro-people for the people,
03:02then I think no one should interfere and try to block it.
03:06That is probably the worst thing you can do
03:08for the people of Delhi.