No Retirement At 75, PM Modi Will Continue To Lead The Country: Amit Shah Responds To Arvind Kejriwal

Union Home Minister Amit Shah today (11 May) responded to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's comments suggesting that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is preparing for Shah's ascension to the post of PM.

In his first press conference a day after being released from jail, Kejriwal attacked PM Modi as someone who wants "one nation, one leader", alluding to the BJP's push for 'one nation, one election' system.

"These people ask INDIA bloc about prime ministerial face. I ask BJP who will be their PM? Modi ji is turning 75 on September 17 next year. He himself made the rule in 2014 that people aged 75 will be retired. They retired LK Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi, Sumitra Mahajan," Kejriwal said.

"He will retire next year. He is seeking votes to making Amit Shah the Prime Minister. Will Amit Shah fulfil Modi ji's guarantee?" said the AAP chief.

Kejriwal was released from Tihar jail after the Supreme Court granted him interim bail till 1 June to enable him to campaign for the Lok Sabha elections.

In response, Shah dismissed the notion that PM Modi would step down due to age, stating, "I want to say this to Arvind Kejriwal and company and INDIA bloc that nothing as such (75-year-old limit rule) is mentioned in the BJP's constitution. PM Modi is only going to complete this tenure and PM Modi will continue to lead the country in future. There is no confusion in the BJP".

He also criticised Kejriwal's interpretation of his interim bail conditions, highlighting that it does not absolve him of his charges in the ongoing liquor policy case.

"Arvind Kejriwal has been given interim bail to hold election campaigns. He prayed in front of the Supreme Court that his arrest was wrong, but the Supreme Court did not agree to it. The interim bail has only been given till June 1 and on June 2, he has to surrender in front of the agencies," Mr Shah said, NDTV reported.

"If Arvind Kejriwal considers this as a clean chit, then his understanding of the law is weak," he added.

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