BJP asked youngsters to come to the mainstream of politics instead of just blaming the government and politicians.

“Politics is not all that bad as it is portrayed in the media. Instead of complaining about politics, you can join politics and bring out a change in the system,” BJP president Nitin Gadkari and senior leader M Venkaiah Naidu told IT professionals during an interactive session here tonight.

Quoting late C Rajagopalachari, Naidu said people would only get the government they deserve.

“Rajaji had said people get the government they deserve.

A lot of youngsters blame the government and politicians for everything. Instead of cursing the system, youngsters should try to make a contribution by joining politics,” he said.

Compared with other parties,’ where dynastic politics are deeply rooted, ordinary workers can also become leaders in BJP, Naidu said.

“Dynasty is tasty to some people. But it is nasty to democracy. Young leaders should be judged by their ability, integrity and other qualities, not by their lineage,” he said.

“Thankfully, I don’t belong to a political family. I was an ordinary worker. But I became the president of the party when it was in power at the Centre,” he said.

Stressing the need for good people to join politics, Gadkari said it is the people who constitute the system.

“You have the best Mercedes car. If the driver is not good, how can it run properly? Similarly, if good people stay away from politics, it is the third-rate people who run the system,” he said.

“Politics is not all that bad as it is made out to be. There are many good people. Youngsters with social consciousness and determination to do good work can change the system,” he said.

Indian IT professionals, who have made the country proud worldwide, can definitely make a difference if they take interest in politics as a means of service to people, he said.

“Once I was on a foreign visit. I told our host about the competence of Indians in IT and other sectors. He asked me why did India lag behind. He replied that India is a rich country but with poor governance,” he said.

“Farmers’ suicides, Naxalism, poverty, price rise are some of the problems, the country is beset with. Can’t we change this? We can, provided, good and competent people like to come forward,” Gadkari said.

The young professionals can take a call on which party they wanted to be associated with.