Never since 1969 when V V Giri became the President the election was so much marred by controversy. Then it was the intra-Congress rivalry, which led to the defeat of Neelam Sanjiva Reddy, who was the official Congress candidate and supported by the party stalwarts. However, the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi backed V V Giri, a renowned trade union leader, and asked the members to vote on their conscience. This subsequently led to the split of the Indian National Congress. Leaders like Morarji Desai went on to form Congress (Organization).
Forty-three years later the situation is somewhat different. There is no differences within the Congress. But is in minority and badly needs support of the regional and smaller parties to install its man as the President.
What is strange in India today is that once again it is not the election of the Prime Minister but that of the President which is becoming a subject of controversy. However, the target is the post of Prime Minister too as initially, even Mulayam Singh Yadav, wanted Manmohan Singh to be named as the presidential candidate.
Now its about the future of our nation if someone supports pranab , can they quote some of his acheievement or work for which he is being chosen.
So if Pranab is removed from the post of finance minister and elevated as the President of the country Manmohan Singh would certainly take a sigh of relief. Not only will he run the finance ministry on his own way he would, in a way, get rid of a man, who always used to pose a challenge before him.
If Congress manages to win support of other parties and succeed in installing Pranab to Rashtrapati Bhawan what will Mamata do now?
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