New Delhi. This time the main contest in the presidential election is going to be between Draupadi Murmu vs Yashwant Sinha. Draupadi Murmu, a former minister of Odisha and former governor of Jharkhand, will contest the presidential election as an NDA candidate, while the UPA and some other opposition parties have joined hands as a joint candidate for former BJP leader and minister in Chandrashekhar and Atal Bihari Vajpayee government. Yashwant Sinha has been announced to be the Presidential candidate as a joint candidate. The joint opposition candidate Yashwant Sinha has a deep and long relationship with the BJP and his son Jayant Sinha, currently also a Lok Sabha MP from Hazaribagh in Jharkhand.
Father Yashwant Sinha has been a minister in Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s NDA government, while son Jayant Sinha has been a minister in Modi’s NDA government. In such a situation, since the announcement of Yashwant Sinha as the candidate by the opposition parties, there were speculations that what will his son Jayant Sinha do now? Will Jayant Sinha, as an MP, vote for his father for the country’s highest constitutional post or will he support his party, the BJP?
Jayant Sinha himself has answered all these questions, appealing to the people not to make it a family affair. While releasing his video statement on Twitter, Jayant Sinha said, “My respected father Yashwant Sinha ji has been declared the candidate for President by the opposition. People and media have been questioning me since this announcement. I would request all of you that at this time you do not see me as a son, do not make it a family affair. Talking about fulfilling his obligations towards the party instead of his father, Jayant further said, “I am a BJP worker, a BJP MP from Hazaribagh. I understand my constitutional obligations and will fulfill it to the fullest.”
johar to all of you
My respected father, Shri Yashwant Sinha ji, has been declared a candidate for President by the opposition.
I request all of you not to make it a family affair.
I @BJP4India I am an activist and MP. I will fully fulfill my constitutional obligation.
Jai Hind! pic.twitter.com/yvyMAFWR8w
— Jayant Sinha (@jayantsinha) June 21, 2022
Expressing gratitude to the party high command for making Draupadi Murmu the NDA candidate, Jayant Sinha wrote in his next tweet, “Heartfelt congratulations to Draupadi Murmu ji on being made the NDA’s presidential candidate. His life has always been dedicated to tribal society and poor welfare. Hearty congratulations and gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP President JP Nadda for this decision. Let us tell you that in the presidential election, the MP or MLA can voluntarily vote for any candidate because the rule of whip of political parties does not apply in this election.