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NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said the people of the country were his successors as he did not have any other successor.
“Modi is a person who does not have any personal “virasat” (legacy). For me, you are my legacy, you are my successors. I don’t have any other successor. So, I have to work very hard to ensure a bright future for you and your children.I don’t want that your next generation should face the problems that you have experienced in your lifetime,” the Prime Minister said at an election rally in Bihar.
The Prime Minister’s assertion comes days after Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal cited the “75 years age rule in BJP” and claimed that Amit Shah would be Modi’s successor when Prime Minister turns 75 next year. Kejriwal’s claims were strongly rebutted by all top BJP leaders including Amit Shah and party chief JP Nadda.
Attacking the BJP, Kejriwal had said: “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.”
“He (Modi) will retire next year. He is seeking votes for making Amit Shah the prime minister. Will Shah fulfill Modiji’s guarantee?” the Delhi chief minister had asked.
Union home minister and senior BJP leader Amit Shah strongly rejected Kejriwal’s claims and said “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.”
However, this is not the first time that the Prime Minister has identified himself with the people of the country. In several of his speeches, PM Modi has referred to people as his family. In March, responding to RJD supremo Lalu Prasad’s jibe that he had “no family”, the Prime Miniser had said “140 crore people of India are my family”. Later, the BJP leaders launched a campaign and declared themselves as “Modi ka parivar” on their social media profiles.
In fact, a key thrust area of PM Modi’s Lok Sabha campaign has been to highlight the dynasty politics of the opposition. He has been unscathing in his attack on family-based parties blaming them for the ills facing the country. In his election speeches, he has often attacked opposition leaders like Rahul Gandhi, Akhilesh Yadav and Tejashwi Yadav and said they were “born with silver spoons”.
Interestingly, to counter his charge of “parivarvaad” (politics of dynasty)against the opposition parties, PM Modi in his 90-minute Independence Day speech last year used the term “parivarjan” (members of family) nearly 68 times. In his speeches thereafter, he used the word “parivarjan” to address people several times.
“Modi is a person who does not have any personal “virasat” (legacy). For me, you are my legacy, you are my successors. I don’t have any other successor. So, I have to work very hard to ensure a bright future for you and your children.I don’t want that your next generation should face the problems that you have experienced in your lifetime,” the Prime Minister said at an election rally in Bihar.
The Prime Minister’s assertion comes days after Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal cited the “75 years age rule in BJP” and claimed that Amit Shah would be Modi’s successor when Prime Minister turns 75 next year. Kejriwal’s claims were strongly rebutted by all top BJP leaders including Amit Shah and party chief JP Nadda.
Attacking the BJP, Kejriwal had said: “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.”
“He (Modi) will retire next year. He is seeking votes for making Amit Shah the prime minister. Will Shah fulfill Modiji’s guarantee?” the Delhi chief minister had asked.
Union home minister and senior BJP leader Amit Shah strongly rejected Kejriwal’s claims and said “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.”
However, this is not the first time that the Prime Minister has identified himself with the people of the country. In several of his speeches, PM Modi has referred to people as his family. In March, responding to RJD supremo Lalu Prasad’s jibe that he had “no family”, the Prime Miniser had said “140 crore people of India are my family”. Later, the BJP leaders launched a campaign and declared themselves as “Modi ka parivar” on their social media profiles.
In fact, a key thrust area of PM Modi’s Lok Sabha campaign has been to highlight the dynasty politics of the opposition. He has been unscathing in his attack on family-based parties blaming them for the ills facing the country. In his election speeches, he has often attacked opposition leaders like Rahul Gandhi, Akhilesh Yadav and Tejashwi Yadav and said they were “born with silver spoons”.
Interestingly, to counter his charge of “parivarvaad” (politics of dynasty)against the opposition parties, PM Modi in his 90-minute Independence Day speech last year used the term “parivarjan” (members of family) nearly 68 times. In his speeches thereafter, he used the word “parivarjan” to address people several times.
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