Will not vote for Meira Kumar, says AAP leader HS Phoolka
Politics | July 15, 2017 18:39 ISTSenior AAP leader and lawyer HS Phoolka today said he will not vote for Meira Kumar, the opposition's nominee for the presidential election
Senior AAP leader and lawyer HS Phoolka today said he will not vote for Meira Kumar, the opposition's nominee for the presidential election
The former Lok Sabha Speaker further said that she strongly believes in the age-old tradition of respecting one's own religion as well as other religions with the same zeal.
“The 17 opposition parties unanimously made me their presidential candidate. They believe that I should be at the centre of the ideological war,” Meira Kumar said.
Meira Kumar will meet Congress and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) legislators as part of her campaign.
Kovind (71), a low profile Dalit leader from Kanpur Dehat, is seen as an astute choice by the NDA, which has been targeted by opposition parties over Dalit issues.
Meira Kumar today appealed to all the MLAs and MPs from Tamil Nadu to listen to their "inner voice" when they cast their votes in the presidential polls on July 17.
Opposition's presidential nominee Meira Kumar today said she was not a scapegoat as anybody fighting for an ideology cannot be a scapegoat.
AAP has ruled out support to NDA's presidential candidate Ram Nath Kovind and has indicated that it may support Opposition nominee Meira Kumar.
The presidential election will be held on July 17. Results will be declared on July 20. The tenure of incumbent President Pranab Mukherjee ends on July 24.
The five-time Lok Sabha MP, who hails from Bihar’s Sasaram, and former Lok Sabha Speaker visited Sabarmati Ashram to pay homage to Mahatma Gandhi. She tried her hand at spinning the 'charkha'.
Meira Kumar launched her presidential campaign from Sabarmati ashram and said that shw wants to take forward Mahatma Gandhi’s ideology.
The polling will take place on July 17. The result will be declared on July 20. The term of incumbent President Pranab Mukherjee expires on July 24.
Nominations of NDA's presidential candidate Ram Nath Kovind and that of Opposition candidate Meira Kumar were found valid after scrutiny of nominations on Thursday.
Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday described the presidential election as a battle of ideologies and principles and said the opposition was determined to fight it
"Against the ideology of divisiveness, she represents the values that bind us as a nation and a people. Proud to have @meira_kumar ji as our candidate," Rahul Gandhi tweeted.
Opposition presidential candidate Meira Kumar filed her nomination papers today in the presence of senior opposition leaders
Meira Kumar, former LS Speaker, will file her nomination papers in presence of of Congress president Sonia Gandhi and a number of opposition leaders.
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