Oppn candidate in presidential polls Yashwant Sinha holds first campaign strategy meeting
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Yashwant Sinha, the opposition candidate in the upcoming presidential poll, held his first campaign strategy meeting on Wednesday.
The opposition candidate in the July 18 presidential polls, Yashwant Sinha, held his first campaign strategy meeting on Wednesday at the NCP office here and said a "rubber-stamp president" will not work in the country.
Talking to reporters, Sinha said the presidential election is not an individual battle but a fight for the issues plaguing the country.
"I am thankful to all the political parties that have given me the opportunity in the presidential polls. I am glad that these parties have given me that credibility. This election is not an individual fight for me. There are issues that the country is facing on which the electoral college has to take a decision," the former Union minister said.
The BJP-led Centre is moving on a road that is not good for the country, youngsters are suffering and now, the "joke" that the government has played on unemployment with the "Agniveer" scheme for military recruitment, the entire country is up in arms, he said.
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"The president's post is extremely sensitive and I will not be under pressure from the government," he added.
Sinha will file his nomination for the presidential polls on June 27 and is most likely to begin campaigning from Jharkhand and Bihar.
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