New Delhi: United Progressive Alliance (UPA) presidential candidate Pranab Mukherjee Thursday filed his nomination Thursday for the July 19 presidential election, said he will start his campaign from June 30 and it will continue till July 15.
\nPrime Minister Manmohan Singh, UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, Mulayam Singh Yadav, Lalu Yadav and others accompanied him.
\n\u201cI was fortunate, honoured and humbled to be nominated by UPA as the candidate to the 14th presidential election. The UPA nomination was endorsed by a large number of political parties. I seek support of all those, including Trinamool, who have not yet decided (on whom to support),\u201d Mukherjee told reporters after filing his nomination. He said the parties that have decided to oppose him have every right to do so in a democracy but those who have not yet made up their minds, should support him to serve the nation.
\nThe Trinamool Congress, a major constituent of the ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA), has said it will not support Mukherjee\u2019s candidature. However, it has not announced support for the other candidate, PA Sangma, who is contesting with support from the BJP, some constituents of the NDA, the Biju Janata Dal and the AIADMK.
\nMukherjee clarified that it\u2019s the 14th presidential election to elect the 13th president of the country as the first president, Rajendra Prasad was elected twice to the country\u2019s highest office. PA Sangma on Thursday also filed his nomination papers for the office of the President of India.
\n BJP veteran LK Advani, Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj, Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Arun Jaitley, BJP chief Nitin Gadkari, H Ananth Kumar, Rajnath Singh, Venkaiah Naidu, Vasundhara Raje, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, Janta Party chief Subramaniyan Swamy and Thambidurai of AIADMK accompanied Sangma. Among others who graced the occasion were Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Goa. Ahead of filing the papers, Sangma said that it is a victory of tribal people of the country and the Congress will pay a price for having for opposed his candidature.
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\nNew Delhi: United Progressive Alliance (UPA) presidential candidate Pranab Mukherjee Thursday filed his nomination Thursday for the July 19 presidential election, said he will start his campaign from June 30 and it will continue till July 15.
\nPrime Minister Manmohan Singh, UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, Mulayam Singh Yadav, Lalu Yadav and others accompanied him.
\n\u201cI was fortunate, honoured and humbled to be nominated by UPA as the candidate to the 14th presidential election. The UPA nomination was endorsed by a large number of political parties. I seek support of all those, including Trinamool, who have not yet decided (on whom to support),\u201d Mukherjee told reporters after filing his nomination. He said the parties that have decided to oppose him have every right to do so in a democracy but those who have not yet made up their minds, should support him to serve the nation.
\nThe Trinamool Congress, a major constituent of the ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA), has said it will not support Mukherjee\u2019s candidature. However, it has not announced support for the other candidate, PA Sangma, who is contesting with support from the BJP, some constituents of the NDA, the Biju Janata Dal and the AIADMK.
\nMukherjee clarified that it\u2019s the 14th presidential election to elect the 13th president of the country as the first president, Rajendra Prasad was elected twice to the country\u2019s highest office. PA Sangma on Thursday also filed his nomination papers for the office of the President of India.
\n BJP veteran LK Advani, Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj, Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Arun Jaitley, BJP chief Nitin Gadkari, H Ananth Kumar, Rajnath Singh, Venkaiah Naidu, Vasundhara Raje, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, Janta Party chief Subramaniyan Swamy and Thambidurai of AIADMK accompanied Sangma. Among others who graced the occasion were Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Goa. Ahead of filing the papers, Sangma said that it is a victory of tribal people of the country and the Congress will pay a price for having for opposed his candidature.
\n\u201cMy candidature was sponsored by the tribal forum of India, nominated by chief ministers of Orrissa and Tamil Nadu and backed by BJP and other NDA allies, I thank them for their support,\u201d he said.
\nTaking on the Congress, Sangma said, \u201cTribal people of India have all along stood by the Indian National Congress, we expected that Congress will support (his candidature) but they did not support\u2026 they will know the effect of this action. Tribals in India are united and we will move together in future with a unity which was never seen in this country.\u201d\u201cToday is the victory of tribals,\u201d Sangma stressed. sored by the tribal forum of India, nominated by chief ministers of Orrissa and Tamil Nadu and backed by BJP and other NDA allies, I thank them for their support,\u201d he said.
\nTaking on the Congress, Sangma said, \u201cTribal people of India have all along stood by the Indian National Congress, we expected that Congress will support (his candidature) but they did not support\u2026 they will know the effect of this action. Tribals in India are united and we will move together in future with a unity which was never seen in this country.\u201d\u201cToday is the victory of tribals,\u201d Sangma stressed. <\/p>\n\n