New Delhi: Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi said on Friday politicians should be out of sports bodies and sportspersons themselves should be at the helm of affairs.
Rahul was speaking at the launch of ‘National Youth Policy 2014’ and ‘Rajiv Gandhi Khel Abhiyan’ in Delhi. The two programmes were also simultaneously launched at district headquarters and in universities throughout the country.
“I think that’s the crux of it. Keep the politicians out of sports if you want to put it directly.”
It is similar to empowering the common man to help change politics in the country.
“The same applies to politics. If you want to change the politics in the country, give more and more power to young people, give more power to the common man and you change the politics,” Rahul added.
National Youth Policy 2014 and Rajiv Gandhi Khel Abhiyan, a Centrally Sponsored Plan Scheme were launched at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Delhi.
Sports Minister Jitendra Singh, Mary Kom, Vijender Singh, P Gopichand, Ashwini Nachappa, Ronjan Sodhi and Karnam Malleswari were also present on the occasion.
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