Placeholder canvas

Uma Bharti won’t contest polls for next 3 years

Date:

Bhopal: Union Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Uma Bharti on Tuesday announced that she will not be contesting election for next three years, citing health issues.

However, Bharti, who clarified that she was not retiring from the politics, revealed that she would be actively campaigning for the party.

ALSO READ: Bajrang Dal warns to marry off couple celebrating Valentine’s Day

“I won’t be contesting election for next three years. I’ll be with the BJP and campaign for election. But if I contest the election, I’ll put my health in jeopardy, I have a problem in my knees,” she said.

She added that BJP chief Amit Shah agreed to her decision and asked her to continue as Union Minister till 2019.

(With ANI inputs)

LEAVE A REPLY

Please enter your comment!
Please enter your name here

Share post:

Subscribe

Popular

More like this
Related

From Deepfake Concerns To India’s AI Mission PM Modi Interacts With Bill Gates

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi engaged in a...

NewsMobile Morning Brief

Actor Govinda Joins Eknath Shinde’s Shiv Sena Ahead Of...

Gangster-Turned-Politician Mukhtar Ansari Dies Of Cardiac Arrest

Banda: Gangster turned politician Mukhtar Ansari passed away at...

IPL 2024: Rajasthan Royals Defeat Delhi Capitals By 12 Runs

Jaipur: Rajasthan Royals clinched a 12-run win over Delhi...