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Prez polls: Meira Kumar to file nomination today
June 28, 2017
Opposition presidential candidate Meira Kumar will file her nomination at 11 am today.
Meira Kumar yesterday held a press
conference reiterating that there should not be one upmanship on caste
for the post of President.
Speaking on the emergence of two
factions, each supporting the two presidential candidates, Kumar said
that 17 political parties have extended their support to her.
"I
have written to the collegium of MPs and MLAs and asked for their
support. I have requested them to listen to the inner voice of
conscience," she said.
Responding to a poser on Janata Dal
(United) supporting NDA presidential candidate Ram Nath Kovind, Kumar
said, "Such things happen in politics. I will decide what to do at the
right time."
Kumar said that she will start her presidential campaign from Gujarat's Sabarmati Ashram.
Kumar has been pitted against National Democratic Alliance presidential nominee Ram Nath Kovind by the opposition.
The presidential elections are set to take place on July 17.
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