Giriraj Singh says 'Might end my political career after Modi 2.0'

Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Tuesday has hinted that he may quit politics after Modi’s second tenure comes to an end in 2024. He said that his dream was to see Kashmir integrating into India which has been fulfilled by the Indian Prime Minister by revoking the article 370.

'My political career might end with Modi's second tenure'

"I think my political career will come to an end with the completion of the ongoing tenure of Modi. I am among those who had entered public life, not with the ambition of becoming a legislator, an MP, or acquiring any position of power. I was fired by the nationalistic dream of integration of Kashmir for which our ideologue Syama Prasad Mookerjee gave up his life," he said in a press conference in Patna.  

Singh made this comment while responding to a question over him being BJP’s Chief Ministerial Candidate for the Bihar Assembly polls scheduled for next year. The Lok Sabha MP further added with reference to revocation of article 370, "We are fortunate to have a Prime Minister like Narendra Modi who, finally showed the resolve to fulfil the pledge. I feel a sense of accomplishment. Nothing more needs to be achieved," he said. 

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Giriraj Singh won against Kanhaiya Kumar in 2019 Lok Sabha elections

Singh had contested Lok Sabha elections in 2014 from Bihar’s Nawada seat and was emerged victorious. In 2019, he was fielded by the BJP from Begusarai against former JNU student leader Kanhaiya Kumar who was contested by CPI. The BJP leader won against Kanhaiya Kumar by a mammoth margin of 4 lakh votes.

Singh is known to share cold vibes with Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar since his days as a member of the state cabinet, Singh had recently alleged that his constituency was getting "step-motherly" treatment by the state government, which was "generous" towards Nalanda, the CM's native district.

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As the legislative assembly elections in Bihar are due next year, earlier this month, some BJP leaders had expressed their desire of BJP candidate occupying the Chief Minister's post as the party had performed better than their ally JDU in the loksabha elections.

Rumours have been making rounds that BJP leaders' were making statements of having a BJP Chief Minister was due to Singh's prodding despite Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi tweeting his support to Nitish Kumar Yadav for another term. Sushil Kumar Modi later deleted the tweet.

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(with PTI inputs)