TMC chief and Bengal CM Mamata BanerjeeWho called the meeting, then suggested the names of Gandhi and the former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir.
The dispute ended as the leaders asked Pawar to “reconsider” his decision, it was decided that he would discuss the choice of two names or some other consensus during another round of meeting next week. Will consider Pawar said the joint candidate would be decided in the meeting.
The opposition’s proposal mentions fielding a candidate “who in this 75th anniversary year of India’s independence can truly serve as the custodian of the Constitution and support the Modi government in the country’s democracy and social fabric.” prevent further damage”.
The non-NDA parties that attended the meeting included TRS, SAD, AAP, BJD, YSRCP and Akali Dal.
We will choose a candidate, Mamta said after the proposal
The resolution passed in the meeting, in which leaders of Congress, TMC participated, Shiv SenaNCP, RJD, RLD, DMK, CPM, CPI, RSP, CPI(ML), NC, PDP, JD(S), JMM, IUML and SP agreed that a common candidate would be fielded by the opposition parties.
Congress leaders were also among the leaders present in the meeting. Mallikarjun Kharge, JaiRam RameshRandeep Surjewala, Pawar of NCP and Praful PatelPDP’s Mehbooba MuftiNC Omar Abdullah, SP’s Akhilesh Yadav, HD Deve Gowda and his son HD Kumaraswamy from JD(S), DMK’s TR Balu, RLD’s Jayant Choudhary, CPI(ML) leaders Dipankar Bhattacharya, RJD’s Manoj Jha, IUML’s ET Bashir and JMM’s Bijay Hasda. Are included. Apart from Banerjee, TMC was represented by Abhishek Banerjee, Sukhendu Shekhar. Roy and Yashwant Sinha.
The non-NDA parties that attended the meeting included TRS, SAD, AAP, BJD, YSRCP and Akali Dal.
Later in a press conference, Mamata said, “We have decided that we will pick only one unanimous candidate. Everyone will give their support to this candidate. We will take advice from others. This is a good start.”
“The democratic system in our country is being bulldozed and every institution is being misused politically,” he said.
Speaking at the meeting, Mamata said that in eight years, the Modi government had failed miserably on its promise of “acche din”.
He set the tone by listing various issues including unemployment reaching an unprecedented level, withdrawal of stringent agricultural laws, state of the economy and falling rupee. He accused the government of promoting hatred and using various agencies to target the opposition. He also said that the Kashmir policy of the Center has failed. Kashmiri Pandit being targeted in the valley.
“I sincerely appreciate the leaders of the opposition parties for suggesting my name as a candidate for the election of the President of India at the meeting held in Delhi. However, I would like to state that I humbly declined the offer of my candidature. It has been done,” Pawar said. Tweeted after the meeting.
RLD leader Jayant Choudhary urged Pawar to reconsider the denial “in view of the circumstances”. He said that the farming community should see the future candidate as their strong supporter. He said identity plays a strong role in leadership, and the person chosen should have appeal across all regions and castes, underlining that 70% of India is rural, with the farmer population predominant.
Presidential elections are to be held on 18 July. The process of nomination began on Wednesday, with 11 people filing nominations on the first day.