Kalyan Banerjee is a four-time MP from Serampore.
Kolkata:
Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Kalyan Banerjee on Thursday stated Donald Trump’s election as US president has proved that age shouldn’t be an element if somebody has widespread assist, amid the controversy in his get together over a name for fixing a retirement age for leaders.
Forward of the Lok Sabha polls earlier this 12 months, TMC’s Common Secretary Abhishek Banerjee had referred to as for implementing a retirement age in politics, citing a decline in work effectivity and productiveness.
“In politics, age shouldn’t be the issue. If one is able to working for the individuals of the nation and able to discharging all capabilities, if he’s widespread amongst the individuals, then he can stay in politics,” stated the four-time MP from Serampore.
“Trump received the election on the age of 78,” the 67-year-old added.
The controversy on the problem inside the get together reached such a stage a number of months earlier than the Lok Sabha polls that Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee needed to intervene, asking younger members to respect senior leaders, and dismissing assertions that the veterans ought to retire from politics.
The MP refused to touch upon get together chief Kunal Ghosh hinting that Abhishek Banerjee might turn into the subsequent chief minister of West Bengal after Mamata Banerjee.
He, nonetheless, stated, “When the get together asks me to go, I’ll go away with out stepping into any controversy.”