RSS wants Modi to retire at 75, says Sanjay Raut
New Delhi: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut has claimed that the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) is signalling Prime Minister Narendra Modi to retire upon turning 75.
“The rule of retirement at 75 was made by Modi and the RSS itself. I believe the RSS is repeatedly advising Modi that he should now retire and hand over the country to safe hands,” Raut said on Thursday, as quoted by Deccan Chronicle.
His remarks came after RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat, while launching an English book on senior RSS leader Moropant Pingle in Nagpur, recalled Pingle’s statement that a person should step aside at the age of 75 and allow others to take charge. Bhagwat said, “Moropant Pingle taught the RSS to work without propaganda and to retire after seventy-five years.”
Taking a jibe at Modi, Raut added, “PM Modi forced retirement on veteran leaders like Lal Krishna Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi, Jaswant Singh, and others after they turned 75. Now let’s see if Modi follows it for himself.”
In April, Modi visited the RSS headquarters in Nagpur for the first time since becoming Prime Minister in 2014. Following that visit, Raut had predicted that Modi would step down in September and that his successor would be from Maharashtra. He had also claimed that the RSS had called Modi to discuss the issue of succession.
Modi will turn 75 on September 17 this year.
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Man arrested with Rs 2.54-crore heroin in Mumbai
Mumbai (PTI): Police have arrested a man and seized over 500 grams of heroin worth Rs 2.54 crore in the illicit market from him in Mumbai, officials said on Friday.
The police's Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) made the drug seizure in Santacruz in the western suburbs. The operation was conducted by the Kandivali unit of the ANC on Thursday as part of a special crackdown against drug trafficking in the area, they said.
Acting on specific inputs, an ANC team conducted a raid in Santacruz (East) and intercepted a man. During a search, the team recovered 508 grams of high-grade heroin from his possession, an official said.
The seized contraband, a highly addictive, opioid drug derived from morphine, is estimated to be worth Rs 2.54 crore in the international market, he informed.
Following the seizure, a case was registered against the man under relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, and he was formally placed under arrest in the early hours of Friday.
The police are currently investigating the source of the drug and trying to identify the intended recipients of the consignment, he said.
