Revanth Reddy asks if Modi will retire at 75, says nobody knows if Balakot airstrike was real

Referring to BJP stalwarts L.K. Advani and Murali Manohar Joshi being forced to retire at 75, Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy on Saturday asked if Prime Minister Narendra Modi will do the same next year.

"He has decided 75 years as the age for retirement in the BJP for an elected representative. That is how he has forcefully taken decisions against L.K. Advani, Murali Manohar Joshi and senior leaders. Now that Narendra Modi is going to cross 74 years, one more year is left. I want to pose the same question to Narendra Modi. Are you ready to retire at the age of 75?"

Reddy also posed questions over the Pulwama, accusing Modi of trying to use the 2019 Pulwama attack on a CRPF convoy as a poll plank. "For Modi, everything is political. Everything is about winning elections. His way of thinking is not good for the country. The time has come for the country to be rid of Modi and the BJP," he said.

Referring to the Balakot airstrike, the Telangana CM said, "Nobody knows for sure if the airstrike, as was claimed, took place."

He further said, "From 1947 to 2014, 14 prime ministers , for almost 67 years, have borrowed Rs 55 lakh crore. PM Modi borrowed Rs 113 lakh crore. He ruined this country."

The remarks were made ahead of the Lok Sabha elections in Telangana, where voters in 17 seats will cast their ballot on May 13.