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Don't want to be a minister due to health reasons: Jaitley writes to Modi
I should be allowed reasonable time for myself, treatment and health, therefore, not be part of any responsibility,' he wrote.
New Delhi: Ending all speculations, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Wednesday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying he does not want to be a minister in the new BJP government due to health reasons.
In the four-paragraph letter, Jaitley said he had orally informed Modi about his desire not to be a part of the new BJP government to enable him to concentrate on treatment and health.
Arun Jaitley writes to Prime Minister Narendra Modi-"I am writing to you to formally request you that I should be allowed a reasonable time for myself, my treatment and my health, and, therefore, not be a part of any responsibility, for the present, in the new Government." pic.twitter.com/ZaeYQH5jrG
— ANI (@ANI) May 29, 2019
"I am writing to you to formally request you that I should be allowed a reasonable time for myself, my treatment and my health, and therefore, not be a part of any responsibility, for the present, in the new government," he wrote.
