Joint opposition candidate for presidential election Yashwant Sinha said on Thursday that if elected he would only be accountable to the Constitution and would stop the government from doing anything that violates the principles of democracy, such as an elected State government. Seeking to remove Sinha, who is seeking support for his candidature in the Uttar Pradesh capital, he also said that this time the presidential election is being held under some extraordinary circumstances as it seems that the entire society is disturbed and divided into two or three parts. Has happened.
“If I am elected the President of the country, first of all I will be accountable to the Constitution, only to the Constitution. It does not mean that we have to go on a collision course with the Prime Minister. One way is the Prime Minister. This together This can be achieved by sitting and talking, as has happened many times before.”
Addressing a press conference at the Samajwadi Party office, Sinha said, “I will serve as the guardian of the Constitution at Rashtrapati Bhavan. If it comes to my notice that the government India is doing something which is a violation of democracy, such as toppling the elected state governments as seen in some states, then it is the duty of the President to prevent the Government of India from doing so.” Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav RLD national president Jayant Chaudhary was present in the press conference.
Outlining his other priorities, Sinha said, “I will try to prevent communal division in the society. Besides, I will protect the freedom of the press and freedom of expression within the ambit of the Constitution. What is the status of the press? It is hidden. No. I condemn the arrest of journalist (Mohammed) Zubair. “The country doesn’t want a silent president but a president who uses his discretion,” he said. The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) candidate was pitted against Draupadi Murmu.
Sinha said that this time the presidential election is being held under some extraordinary circumstances and said, “We are seeing that our entire society has become disturbed. It seems to be divided into two or three parts. To explain to someone He said, ‘If any incident happens, the Prime Minister, who often speaks his mind, remains silent on them, does not say anything. We feel that if the Prime Minister of the country speaks on all these incidents then its effect should be pacified. But it will happen. ” thing. But he doesn’t say anything about it.”
“This is a disturbing and extraordinary situation that has arisen in our country. As a result, the ‘reliance’ of the Constitution has been lost. Today the values of the constitution are not being protected, but those values are being disregarded by the party in the government. If this continues, then one day we will find that the constitution has been destroyed and the articles of the constitution are of no importance. He alleged that it seems that the people sitting in the government want the society to be divided as the divided society has given them hope of getting votes.
Asked about NDA candidate and tribal leader Murmu going to Lucknow, Sinha said the media should ask her whether she is ready to do what she promised to do if elected or will she remain a silent President. . , He said, “India does not want a silent President, India needs a President who can exercise discretion.”
On the question of the possibility of a tribal becoming the President for the first time, Sinha said that the upliftment of one individual does not lead to the upliftment of the whole society.
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