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Former Jharkhand Governor Draupadi Murmu will file her nomination for the President’s post on behalf of NDA at 12 noon today. Many veteran leaders of the party including PM Modi, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh and Home Minister Amit Shah will be present on this occasion. June 29 is the last date to fill the form.
Earlier on Thursday, Draupadi Murmu met PM Modi, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh, Home Minister Shah and BJP President JP Nadda. After this, the nomination paper was signed at the residence of Union Minister Prahlad Joshi as a proposer and supporter for the nomination of the presidential candidate.
Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan became the first mover in Murmu’s nomination paper. He tweeted, ‘It is my utmost privilege.’
Jagan came in support of Draupadi
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Jaganmohan Reddy on Thursday announced that his party will support NDA’s Draupadi Murmu in the presidential election. CM Jagan believes that supporting Murmu is in line with his ideology of always emphasizing on representation of SC, ST, BC and minority communities. Jagan will not be able to attend the filing of nomination by Murmu due to hectic schedule. However, Rajya Sabha MP Vijayasai Reddy and Lok Sabha MP Midhun Reddy will be present.
These parties are also supporting
- Odisha’s Biju Janata Dal has already announced Murmu’s support.
- The Meghalaya Democratic Alliance (MDA) has also announced its support.
- All India Vanvasi Kalyan Ashram, an organization of RSS, has termed the decision to field Draupadi Murmu as a candidate in the presidential election as historic.
Who is Draupadi Murmu
Draupadi Murmu is a tribal leader from Odisha. Draupadi Murmu, who was the ninth governor of Jharkhand, has been an MLA from Rairangpur in Odisha. He is the first Odia leader to be made the governor. Earlier, she had also been a minister in the BJP-BJD coalition government from 2002 to 2004.
Murmu’s main contest is against Yashwant Sinha, the opposition candidate.
Till now no person from tribal community has become President in India.
Till now no person from the tribal community has become the President in the country. Women, Dalits, Muslims and people coming from South India have become the President, but the tribal community has been deprived of it. In such a situation, the demand has been arising that a person from the Dalit society should also be placed on the highest post of the country.
Last date for filing nominations June 29
The term of current President Ram Nath Kovind ends on July 24. The country will get a new President on the 25th of next month. On June 15, the process of electing a new President has started. The last date for filing nominations is June 29. If elections need to be held, they will be held on July 18 and the results will be out on July 21.
How many presidents have been made from which class in the country so far?
If won, Draupadi Murmu will be the first tribal woman president of the country. Before him, KR Narayanan from the Dalit class and the current President Ram Nath Kovind have reached this, but for the first time someone from the tribal community is getting a chance to become the President. At the same time, a woman will reach this post for the second time after Pratibha Patil.
