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Pune, Sep 23 (PTI) Politics is more than just a pursuit of power as it is a multifaceted activity involving building societies and the country with focus on development, Union minister Nitin Gadkari said on Thursday and noted leaders who change parties to become CMs or ministers are not remembered by people for long.He deprecated the trend of putting up huge hoardings on the birthday of politicians and also issuing advertisements in newspapers to celebrate the occasion and said this will not make anyone a true leader.The BJP leader was speaking virtually on the topic, "Politics is an instrument of social-economic reforms", at the 11th Bharatiya Chhatra Sansad (Students’ Parliament) organised by the city-based MIT World Peace University."Politics is considered as satta karan (power politics ) but this is not the true meaning of politics.
Power politics is one of the activities of politics.
The true meaning of politics is rastra karan (politics of nation building), samaj karan (social politics), vikas karan (development politics), dharma karan (spiritual pursuit), arth karan (economic prosperity) and giving importance to "lokniti" (public policy) over power politics," said Gadkari.Unfortunately power politics is considered as real politics, he rued."There is a need to change that definition and it is possible with the help of you (students who want to join politics ) and whose aim is not to fulfil their own ambitions but to serve marginalised people, work towards eradicating poverty, unemployment, hunger and making India a super economic power," said Gadkari.The Union minister said challenges can be overcome with collective efforts."I know there are challenges.
We can not stitch the sky.
However, sea is formed by every drop of water and if the drop decides not to go to the sea, it (sea) will not be formed.
So every drop is a stakeholder," he added.The 64-year-old parliamentarian advised students not to run after publicity in politics.