AK Antony to give up lively parliamentary politics

India

oi-Prakash KL

New
Delhi,
Mar
9:
Veteran
Congress
chief
AK
Antony,
who
loved
the
belief
of
the
Gandhi
household,
on
Wednesday
stated
he
will
give up
lively
parliamentary
politics
and
not
search
his
re-election
to
the
Rajya
Sabha.
Nonetheless,
he
will
proceed
to
contribute
to
occasion
politics
in
Kerala.

His
time period
as
Rajya
Sabha
member
ends
on
April
2.
The
former
defence
minister
stated
that
he
needs
youthful
occasion
members
to
get
a
likelihood
and
that
he
had
turned
81
and
did
not
hold
good
well being.
AK
Antony
stated
he
would
be
shifting
base
to
his
residence
state
Kerala
after
retiring
from
the
Rajya
Sabha
subsequent
month.

“I
would
not
be
in search of
re-election
to
parliament
as
I
have
grown
previous.
I
want
to
give up
lively
parliamentary
politics
however
would
proceed
to
focus
on
occasion
politics
in
Kerala
and
not
in
Delhi
any
extra,”
Antony
informed
PTI
over
telephone
from
Kerala.

AK
Antony
was
a
three-time
Chief
Minister
of
Kerala
(1977,
1995
and
2001),
who
has
been
loyal
to
the
occasion
for
over
six
a long time.
He
has
been
a
five-time
Rajya
Sabha
member
since
1985
and
was
the
Defence
and
Civil
Provides
Minister
in
the
Union
cupboard
led
by
Manmohan
Singh.
PTI

Additionally,
He
additionally
headed
a number of
committees
on
occasion
reforms
and
electoral
defeats,
together with
the
one
after
2014
basic
elections.
PTI