'Rashtrapati Bhavan Needs More Than A Rubber Stamp': Yashwant Sinha
NDTV
If elected as President, Yashwant Sinha said he would put an end to the "misuse" of government agencies as a tool to target political opponents.
The July 18 presidential election is much more than a personal contest and is a step towards resisting the authoritarian streak of the government, the Opposition's candidate Yashwant Sinha said on Sunday.
In an interview to PTI, Mr Sinha said he was not in any 'dharma sankat' over not getting the support of his son, Jayant Sinha, a BJP MP. "...he follows his 'Raj Dharma', I will follow my 'Rashtra Dharma'," he said.
"This election is more than merely the election of the president of India. This election is a step towards resisting the authoritarian policies of the government. This election is a message to the people of India that there should be resistance to these policies," he told PTI.
On the BJP-led NDA nominating Droupadi Murmu, a tribal leader, for the presidential election, the former Union minister said elevating an individual does not ensure the elevation of the whole community and the BJP's projection of Ms Murmu was nothing more than political symbolism.
