Today UPA’s presidential nominee Meira Kumar paid respects and took blessings of Mahatma Gandhiji at Sabarmati Ashram, Ahmedabad. She started her Presidential campaign from Ahmedabad. She also paid respects and took blessings of Sardar Patel at Sardar Patel National Memorial in Shahibaug. She was extended warm welcome by Gujarat Congress Incharge Ashok Gehlot, Gujarat Congress […]
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Opposition opts Meira Kumar as presidential candidate
The opposition today chose former Lok Sabha speaker Meira Kumar, a Dalit, as its candidate for president against NDA’s Ram Nath Kovind. Kumar, a former diplomat and daughter of the late Dalit icon Jagjivan Ram, was the unanimous choice of the 17 opposition parties that attended the meeting. With Kovind also being a Dalit, this […]