By PTI
NEW DELHI: Opposition candidate for the presidential election Yashwant Sinha reached out to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday, in search of their help for the July 18 polls.
Sinha additionally dialled Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren and reminded him of the dedication that the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) had made when he was named because the mixed opposition candidate for the presidential polls. “We have begun our campaign in earnest and will reach out to everyone to seek their support in the election,” sources within the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) mentioned.
They mentioned Sinha made calls to the workplaces of Modi and Singh and left a message in search of help for his candidature. The former Union minister additionally reached out to his mentor and veteran Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Lal Krishna Advani.
Sinha is scheduled to file his nomination papers on Monday afternoon within the presence of prime opposition leaders.
The JMM and the Janata Dal (Secular), led by former prime minister H D Deve Gowda, are being seen as supportive of the NDA’s presidential candidate, Droupadi Murmu, who filed her nomination papers on Friday.
Sinha, who was anticipated to launch his marketing campaign for the presidential election from his dwelling state Jharkhand on Friday, was pressured to delay it when it emerged that Soren is leaning in favour of Murmu, a fellow Santhal neighborhood member.
Meanwhile, Sinha wrote a letter to all of the opposition leaders who’ve chosen him as their frequent candidate for the July 18 polls. “I assure you — and the people of India — that, if elected, I shall conscientiously uphold, without fear or favour, the basic values and guiding ideals of the Indian Constitution,” Sinha mentioned.
He mentioned he plans to launch his marketing campaign after submitting his nomination papers on Monday by visiting as many state capitals as attainable. “I hope to meet you as well as the MPs and MLAs belonging to your party to seek your support and guidance,” Sinha wrote within the letter.
