Panneerselvam also ruled out the possibility of the AIADMK factions merging, saying the seven-member panel constituted by his faction to hold merger talks had been dissolved.
On the NDA picking Ram Nath Kovind as its nominee for the top post, Naidu said commitment to the Constitution is the sole criterion for a presidential candidate along with character, calibre and conduct.
Samajwadi Party patron Mulayam Singh Yadav today stated that the Army should be given full freedom to deal with the situation prevailing in Kashmir.
The opposition parties led by the Congress has fielded former Lok Sabha speaker Meira Kumar, also a Dalit, against Kovind.
The Congress on Monday slammed External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj for targeting Opposition presidential nominee Meira Kumar, saying that the former should refrain from doing such things while holding a responsible position
She said, the Constitution recognises the office of the President as the "final touchstone" for the passage of laws. "It, therefore, cannot function to serve narrow political interests."
The emergency, Jaitley said, was an assault on all democratic institutions.
The RJD chief had on June 22 said that its ally the JD(U)'s call to support NDA presidential candidate Ram Nath Kovind was "a wrong decision", adding he would appeal to Nitish Kumar not to commit "a historic blunder".
Pawar, whose name was doing the rounds as a possible opposition candidate till sometime ago, said he had made it clear that he was not interested to contest the election to the country's top constitutional post.
Though Uttar Pradesh has given the nation a number of Prime Ministers, it will be for the first time that the politically-crucial state will have the pride of sending someone to Rashtrapati Bhavan if Kovind is elected.
The Sena supremo, however, asserted that the decision to grant loan waiver is a victory of farmers' struggle.
While talking about the diversity, the Prime Minister also referred to the Lord Jagannath Yatras taken out today in the country as well as some parts of the world with devotion and religious fervour.
Swaraj claimed that Meira had interrupted her 60 times in a six-minute long speech on the floor of the Lok Sabha when she was speaking as the Leader of Opposition.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday recalled the Emergency imposed on the country 42 years ago on June 25.
PM Narendra Modi on Sunday greeted the nation on the occasion of Ramzan, Eid and Jagannath Yatra.
Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt had imposed a boycott on Qatar, accusing it of supporting terrorism.
Many of his supporters, who spoke at the meeting, urged him to fight till the end. Vaghela said he will meet party vice-president Rahul Gandhi after the latter returns in the first week of July.
Yesterday, Nitish not only ruled out any change in his stand but also attacked the Congress for propping up 'Bihar ki beti' Meira Kumar as the opposition's candidate for a "lost cause".
Sources said the session, which usually commences in the last week of July, is set to be advanced this year due to the presidential polls.
According to the CM, the waiver will help all debt-ridden farmers and small and marginal ones entirely. He also said that the loan waiver will put a burden on the state treasury.
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