NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar said he has “no moral right” to weigh in on the debate over whether political leaders should step aside after turning 75. File

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Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) president Sharad Pawar on Thursday (September 18, 2025) said he is still working at the age of 85 and has "no moral right" to weigh in on the debate over whether political leaders should step aside after turning 75.On whether Prime Minister Narendra Modi should stop working in public life, as he has turned 75 on Wednesday (September 17), like L.K. Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi, Mr. Pawar told reporters that “people in the BJP now say they have never said that leaders after the age of 75 should take a backseat”. Published - September 18, 2025 01:44 pm IST