Friday, March 29, 2024
HomeIndiaNitish's JD-U too supports Draupadi Murmu for President

Nitish’s JD-U too supports Draupadi Murmu for President

After Jitan Ram Manjhi’s HAM and Chirag Paswan’s LJP-Ram Vilas, Bihar’s ruling Janata Dal-United (JD-U) on Wednesday announced support for NDA presidential candidate Draupadi Murmu.

“Selecting Draupadi Murmu as a candidate for the President’s post is a pleasing thing for us. She comes from a tribal family and her selection as a candidate for the highest post of the country is a pleasing thing,” Chief Minister and party head Nitish Kumar said.

Earlier JD-U’s national President Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh officially announced support for Murmu.

“Draupadi Murmu, who comes from a poor tribal family, was selected for the President’s post. Our Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is also dedicated to the works for women’s empowerment and marginalized people in society. JD-U has decided to support Draupadi Murmu for the presidential poll. I congratulate her for her selection as a candidate for the presidential post,” he said.

ALSO READ: Maharashtra Crisis: BJP in Wait and Watch Mode

JD-U Parliamentary Board President Upendra Kushwaha also congratulated Murmu and also appealed to the opposition parties to support tribal leaders of the country.

Paswan and Manjhi had expressed support for Murmu after the BJP announced her name as the NDA candidate for the presidential poll.

After opposition parties announced the name of Yashwant Sinha as their joint candidate, the BJP played the woman and tribal card and selected Murmu.

Leaders like Nitish Kumar, Manjhi, and Chirag Paswan cannot afford to go against the decision of the BJP as they may be considered as anti-Dalit and anti-tribal.

 

 

 

(This story has been sourced from a third-party syndicated feed, agencies. Raavi Media accepts no responsibility or liability for the dependability, trustworthiness, reliability, and data of the text. Raavi Media managementythisnews.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content at its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever.)