"LK Advani was not allowed to contest polls under 'retirement at 75 years' formula": Sanjay Singh

New Delhi [India], May 11 : Aam Aadmi Party leader Sanjay Singh on Saturday claimed that Bharatiya Janata Party stalwart LK Advani was not allowed to contest elections due to the "retirement at 75 years of age" formula that had been "formulated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi".
Singh was supporting his party's chief, Arvind Kejriwal, remarks where the latter was questioning the BJP on on who will become their Prime Minister as PM Modi is turning 75 on September 17. "He made a rule that leaders in the party would retire after 75 years," Kejriwal claimed.
Speaking to ANI, AAP leader Sanjay Singh said, "Arvind Kejriwal raised a very legitimate question. PM Modi had said that whoever turns 75 in the BJP will not be allowed to contest elections and will retire and under this formula, Lal Krishna Advani, Sumitra Mahajan, and Murli Manohar Joshi were not allowed to contest elections. When Arvind Kejriwal said today that PM Modi will retire in 75 years and Amit Shah will become the PM of the country, then who would fulfil Modi's guarantee?"
Sanjay Singh said that Prime Minister Modi must come forward and explain the exact situation regarding this "rule".
"I think Amit Shah's statement is not enough. PM Narendra Modi should come forward and say that the rules and principles he has made for other leaders of the BJP are not applicable to him," he said.
Hitting back at Arvind Kejriwal's remarks, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said that INDIA bloc including the Aam Aadmi Party, has lost its mind.
"After being released from jail on interim bail, the kind of baseless things Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal has said about BJP today, it is becoming clear that in this election, the BJP and NDA alliance are going to achieve a spectacular victory under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Due to the disappointment of defeat, the entire INDIA alliance, including the Aam Aadmi Party, has lost its mind," Rajnath Singh posted on X.
"The INDI alliance, which is unable to decide its leadership, is trying unsuccessfully to speculate about us. The entire NDA alliance, including the BJP, is fighting this Lok Sabha election under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and he will become Prime Minister for the third time and complete his term. There is no doubt about this, neither within the BJP nor within the NDA nor in the minds of the countrymen," he added.
Earlier today, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that there will be no change in leadership, adding that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will complete his third term and will continue leading the party and country.
The remarks of the Home Minister came after Arvind Kejriwal questioned fulfillment of the "Modi's guarantee" as he pointed out a possibility of PM Modi's retirement as he will turn 75 in September this year.
"The people of this country, be it from East, West, North, South or Northeast, they are standing with Modi. All the leaders of the INDI alliance know that we are going to cross 400 seats and Modi ji will become the PM of this country for the third time, that is why they are spreading this type of misconception. I want to clarify that there is no such provision in BJP's constitution and Modi ji will lead the country till 2029 and Modi ji will also lead the coming elections. There is no good news for INDI alliance...They cannot win elections by spreading such lies..."
When asked about Kejriwal's statement that Amit Shah will become PM if the BJP wins, Amit Shah said that there is no confusion within the BJP regarding the leadership and that PM Modi will continue to lead the country in the future.
"I want to say this to Arvind Kejriwal and company and INDI alliance that nothing as such 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 the future. There is no confusion in BJP," Shah said while addressing a press conference in Telangana's Hyderabad on Saturday.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president JP Nadda asserted that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will return to office dismissing Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's remarks on the PM Modi's "retirement".
In a post on X, Nadda slammed CM Kejriwal and the opposition coalition, the INDIA bloc and said that they have "neither any policy nor any plans."
"Kejriwal and the entire INDI alliance have panicked after realising their failure in the elections. They aim to mislead and confuse the country. Modi Ji is getting the immense blessings of the people from East to West, North to South. They have neither any policy nor any program in front of the Prime Minister. Now they are looking for a way out by making an excuse of Modi Ji's age," Nadda said in the post.