New Delhi: BJP’s decision to drop two ministers from the Madhya Pradesh government on the ground they have crossed 75 years has triggered speculation that such a yardstick could be applied in the much-talked about Union Cabinet reshuffle that is likely to take place soon.
Party chief Amit Shah held a long meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday evening where the two leaders are believed to have discussed the reshuffle and the long overdue organisational rejig.
Union Minister Najma Heptulla turned 75 in April last year and her colleague Kalraj Mishra turns 75 today. Though the party has never put the age rule on record it was widely believed to have been the reason why senior leaders like L K Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi were co-opted into the ‘margadarshak mandal’ (guiding group) and kept out of the Cabinet.
