as NDA’s presidential candidate Draupadi Murmu wins His rivals crossed the half mark after the third round of counting in the election on Thursday. Yashwant SinhaThe United Opposition candidate, congratulated her and expressed the hope that she would act as the custodian of the Constitution without any fear or favour.
Sinha said his candidature has brought most of the opposition parties on a common platform and hoped that the opposition unity would continue even after the presidential election. “It should be equally clear in the election of the Vice-President,” he said, adding that the Trinamool Congress decided to abstain from voting in the August 6 vice-presidential election between NDA candidate Jagdeep Dhankhar and the opposition candidate. . Margaret Alva,
“I heartily congratulate Mrs. Draupadi Murmu On his victory in the presidential election 2022. I hope – indeed, every Indian hopes – that as the 15th President of India, he will act as the custodian of the Constitution without fear or favour. I join my countrymen in wishing them all the best.
He thanked the leaders of the opposition parties for electing him as their consensus candidate, adding, “I also thank all the members of the electoral college who voted for me. I guided the opposition parties’ proposal entirely by the philosophy of Karma Yoga preached by Lord Krishna in the Bhagavad Gita – ‘do your duty without expecting fruit’. I have done my duty conscientiously because of my love for my country. The issues I raised during my campaign are still relevant.
“Irrespective of the outcome of the election, I believe it has benefited Indian democracy in two important ways. Firstly, it brought most of the opposition parties on a common platform. This is indeed the need of the hour, and I fervently appeal to them to continue – in fact, further strengthen opposition unity beyond the presidential election. This should be equally evident in the election of the Vice-President.”
Secondly, he said that he had tried to highlight the views, concerns and commitments of opposition parties on major issues before the country and the common people during his election campaign.
“In particular, I expressed strong concern over the open and rampant weaponisation of the ED, CBI, Income Tax Department and even the Governor’s office against the opposition parties and their leaders. These institutions are also being misused to engineer defections and bring down opposition-run state governments. India has never seen this kind of political corruption. “This, along with the toxic politics of polarization, poses a serious threat to democracy and communal harmony in India. I am glad that my views found strong resonance amongst Chief Ministers, leaders, MPs and MLAs of opposition parties of all the states that I visited. Common people have also supported these views.”