Prime Minister Narendra Modi, busy with a flurry of meetings ahead of his oath tomorrow, will drive down to senior leader Arun Jaitley’s house later this evening to ask him to reconsider his decision and remain in the government, sources have told NDTV. Earlier today, Mr Jaitley had written to the Prime Minister, excusing himself from any responsibility in the coming months, saying he was under doctors’ orders to take care of his health.
In a letter to PM Modi, a copy of which Mr Jaitley also tweeted, he said he will “not be part of any responsibility, for the present, in the new government” because of his health.
“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,” Mr Jaitley wrote.
Mr Jaitley, 66, said he had faced “some serious health challenges” in the last 18 months.