Fri. Mar 29th, 2024
Amit Shah is happy with his post

BJP President, Amit Shah is satisfied as being the party’s president and said that he will not join the Union Cabinet. He also said UP Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya will continue in his post, ruling out him being moved to Delhi as a Minister.

In an event in Lucknow, Amit Shah was asked if he would join the Cabinet since he has filled up his nomination to enter the Rajya Sabha as an MP. There are many vacancies in the Union Council of Ministers, including in Ministry of Defence. In response to this, Amit Shah said that he has a great responsibility of being the party’s president and he is satisfied with his role.

Shah also questioned the Congress on why it had kept its Gujarat MLAs locked up in hotel rooms in Bengaluru where the party was itself in power. He also said that the allegation of giving 15 crores to Congress MLAs in Gujarat by BJP is wrong. He also denied the assertion that BJP had broken the Mahagathbandan in Bihar, saying Nitish Kumar had willfully resigned as CM and then the BJP had joined him. He also clarified that no BJP leader was named in Panama papers and a SIT was probing it.

In response to another question on Keshav Prasad Maurya’s role, Shah said he would be soon relieved of duties as the state party president to let him focus on his job in the UP government.

There has been speculation that Maurya may be brought to Delhi into the Council of Minister to avoid a by-poll on his Phulpur Lok Sabha seat from where Mayawati is said to be planning to contest with opposition’s support. With Maurya now set to remain as UP Deputy Chief Minister, a by-poll on Phulpur seat seem.

By Mahak