PM Modi will continue to lead, asserts Amit Shah on Kejriwal’s ‘75 years age rule in BJP’ remarks
The Hindu
Home Minister Amit Shah asserts Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lead post-2024, criticizes Arvind Kejriwal, and slams Congress over PoK, terrorism, and surgical strikes.
Top BJP leader Amit Shah on May 11 asserted Prime Minister Narendra Modi will continue to lead the country post 2024 Lok Sabha polls and hit out at Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for claiming the PM was seeking votes for making Mr. Shah his successor, citing the 75 years age 'rule'.
There was nothing written in the BJP's constitution on any such age ceiling, Mr. Shah told reporters in Hyderabad. There was no confusion in the BJP over the matter.
Mr. Shah was responding to Kejriwal's claim that Modi was asking for votes for the Union Home Minister to make him PM as the prime minister would turn 75 next year.
“I would like to tell Arvind Kejriwal and company and the whole Indi alliance, Modi becomes 75, there is no need for you to feel happy. It is not written anywhere in BJP’s constitution. Modi will complete the term and will continue to lead the country. There is no confusion in BJP on this,” Mr. Shah told reporters.
Mr. Kejriwal had charged that Modi is asking for votes for Mr. Shah.
"These people ask INDIA bloc about their (PM) face. I ask BJP who will be their PM? Modi ji is turning 75 on September 17 next year. He had made the rule that people aged 75 will be retired. They retired LK Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi, Sumitra Mahajan," Mr. Kejriwal said.
"He (Modi) will retire next year. He is seeking votes for making Amit Shah the prime minister. Will Shah fulfill Modiji's guarantee?" the CM, out on bail in the Delhi Excise Policy scam, asked.