Congress President election: The 80-year-old former leader of the opposition in Rajya Sabha criticised the BJP government at the Centre for disinvestment of public sector undertakings
Yashwant Sinha, 84, also said that he is yet to decide on what role he wants to play in public life going ahead.
President Election 2022: Ruling NDA's Droupadi Murmu and Opposition's Yashwant Sinha are pitted against each other in the contest, with votes clearly stacked in favour of Murmu, who, if elected, will be the first tribal woman to occupy the top constitutional post in the country.
President Election 2022: Election of the President is held in accordance with the system of proportional representation by means of a single transferable vote.
President election: Jharkhand CM directed all MPs and MLAs to vote for Murmu. "You are aware that Droupadi Murmu, former governor of Jharkhand and a tribal woman, is the candidate in the upcoming presidential election," he said.
President Election 2022: Yashwant Sinha said that government agencies like the ED, CBI, income tax department and even the Governor's office are being weaponised to target opposition leaders.
President election 2022: Interacting with opposition lawmakers of Assam, Sinha said the BJP-led government has not been able to implement the CAA so far as it was "foolishly drafted" in a hurry.
President election: During the meeting, information about the procedure to be followed during President election will be passed upon to the members of Parliament who have been asked to reach Delhi by Saturday evening.
President Election 2022: Droupadi Murmu is the first presidential candidate from Odisha of a major political party or alliance. She continues to break barriers and was the first woman governor of Jharkhand.
Murmu has visited many states since being nominated for the presidential candidate including Haryana, and Himachal Pradesh, where she has sought support for herself.
After filing his nomination, Sinha in a press conference said: "I'm thankful to all the opposition parties who came together and chose me as their candidate."
In his tweet, Ram Gopal Varma said: "If DRAUPADI is the PRESIDENT who are the PANDAVAS? And more importantly, who are the KAURAVAS?"
Sources said Murmu called them up personally and spoke to them before filing her nomination for the July 18 presidential election.
Droupadi Murmu, if elected, will be the first tribal President of India and the second woman to hold the post.
The Election Commission said that 4,809 members of the electoral college, comprising MPs and MLAs, are set to elect the successor to incumbent Ram Nath Kovind.
The office of President was created when India became a republic on January 26, 1950. The President is the head of the executive and also the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces.
The tenure of President Ram Nath Kovind is set to end on July 24.
Navalny, 41 is the most serious challenger that Putin has faced in all his years in power, and the court cases against him have been widely seen as a tool to keep him from running for office.
He also equated his treatment at the hands of the Congress to the what he called, the insult of Sardar Patel by the then Congress leadership.
Facebook said it had found thousands of ads linked to accounts that likely operated out of Russia and pushed divisive social and political issues during the U.S. election.
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