The Shiv Sena’s dissatisfaction with the Opposition’s potential checklist of presidential candidates got here to the fore in a current scathing editorial piece within the occasion’s mouthpiece ‘Saamana’. The occasion was additionally shocked that the Opposition camp had no different beneficial suggestion aside from NCP chief Sharad Pawar, whereas questioning why they didn’t give any severe thought to this downside six months in the past.
“If not Pawar, then who? Had the work to find answers to this question done six months back, then that would have displayed the Opposition’s seriousness for this election,” the occasion mentioned.
Incidentally, Pawar has dominated himself out of the presidential race repeatedly. At the lately held assembly, which was additionally attended by 17 opposition events together with Shiv Sena, referred to as by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Pawar’s title was once more proposed by all events. Even after him declining the supply, a number of events requested him to rethink his proposal. Finally, Pawar took to Twitter after the assembly to obviously state his intentions of not combating the upcoming presidential polls.
While stating that many Opposition leaders are avoiding the presidential polls, however there might be many takers for the prime ministerial position in 2024, the occasion wrote, “If the Opposition cannot field a strong candidate for the presidential polls, then how can it give a capable prime minister in 2024. This question will come to people’s mind.”
In the Opposition assembly, Mamata Banerjee, whereas saying that the leaders will go together with one consensus candidate, reportedly floated the names of National Conference’s Farooq Abdullah and Mahatma Gandhi’s grandson Gopalkrishna Gandhi for the publish.
Reacting to this, Sena mentioned that the “regular names that crop up during the presidential polls” don’t showcase the sturdy persona required to run for the presidential elections.
Pointing out that Banerjee had mentioned that the President elections had been like a warm-up earlier than the final elections, the occasion mentioned, “The Opposition must take it (the presidential polls contest) seriously.”
The occasion additional said that even the ruling BJP is unlikely to discipline a “bright” candidate this time round.
According to reviews, Opposition events will meet once more in Mumbai on June 20 or 21 to deliberate upon a candidate’s title for the July 21 President elections.
Source: www.financialexpress.com”