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Why no retirement age for old politicians?

Some political parties are seen desperately welcoming defeated legendary old politicians (including those who are on a verge retirement) into their fold and expecting them to do overnight sudden miracles by successfully wooing all the gullible voters in the 2022 Goa Assembly polls with the help of their own past charisma. The most common practice that is rightly followed in sports is that once a player of any national football or cricket team becomes overaged, the player is forced to slowly retire and is mostly advised to take up coaching job but is never allowed to play for the same national team again. 

Unfortunately, we don't see such a thing happening in our Indian politics as even our over aged  politicians (including those suffering from serious illnesses and retired ones) are either recalled, told to carry on and keep playing like star players. 

Why doesn’t the Supreme Court of India tell the ruling government at the centre to immediately bring out a law to compulsorily retire politicians who are above 60 years on the lines of all the government employees for the betterment of our country's future? 





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