Key Points
At least three senior Congress leaders, including former Rajasthan assembly Speaker Deependra Singh Shekhawat, minister Hemaram Choudhary and Sangod MLA Bharat Singh Kundanpur, have declared that they will not be contesting the upcoming Assembly elections...
Reacting to the development, the Congress said the age of the senior leaders had no role to play here and that their decisions were personal...
Speaking to India Today, Pratap Singh Khachariyawas, Cabinet Minister, said the party has not fixed any criteria related to age and that the fitness of individuals is an important factor...
The Congress party has fixed no such criteria so far, (that those above 70 years of age will not contest elections)..
If reports are to be believed, Hemaram Choudhary and former Speaker Deependra Singh Shekhawat have opted out of the race as they wanted their sons/daughters to contest the elections...
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