Tuesday, April 19 2005 12:19 Hrs (IST) - World Time -

New Delhi: Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee today (Apr 19, 2005) welcomed Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief K S Sudarshan's suggestion that he and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president L K Advani should make way for younger leaders in the party.

Vajpayee said that while he himself did not have "much work" it was upto Advani to decide.

"Sujhav acha hai... Main itna to kam nahin kar raha hoon (The proposal is good... I am not doing so much work)," he said in reply to a question on Sudarshan's remarks after the BJP Parliamentary Party meeting in New Delhi.

Asked about his views regarding the BJP chief, he said it was upto Advani to decide.

To a question on the second line of leadership in the party, Vajpayee said, "It is ready at any time to take over."