New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday congratulated NDA presidential candidate Ram Nath Kovind “in advance”, on the eve of the July 17 presidential election, and urged ruling alliance MPs to cast their vote.
Parliamentary affairs minister Ananth Kumar said, “The way ahead is very clear,” he said, underlining the clear majority enjoyed by the NDA candidate. Apart from Mr Kumar, BJP chief Amit Shah and finance minister Arun Jaitley also addressed the MPs.
The suspense over the NDA’s candidate for vice-president could, meanwhile, end on Monday when the BJP’s parliamentary board is expected to meet. The meeting will also be attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The ruling alliance has an overwhelming majority in the electoral college for vice-president, which consists of the 790 MPs of the two Houses of Parliament.
On Sunday, at the NDA parliamentary party meeting, Mr Modi also asked leaders to promote and highlight the 75th anniversary of the Quit India movement and hold events and programme about it from August 9 to 15. He also pitched for discussions and programmes for five years till August 15, 2022, the 75th Independence Day, aimed at pro-poor programmes and a good governance agenda.
