National Democratic Alliance (NDA) presidential candidate Draupadi Murmu on Friday said she has accepted the offer to contest elections to make her community and the people of the country proud. Murmu, who is campaigning for support ahead of the July 18 election when she will face opposition candidate Yashwant Sinha, addressed a gathering of BJP MPs and MLAs at the official residence of Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan.
On June 21, just 15 minutes before I announced my candidature, the Prime Minister Narendra Modi Called me and informed me about the decision. You can imagine what would have happened to me. I told him that you have made me (Jharkhand’s) governor and I am able to discharge my duties properly, but will I be able to do this work properly?” Murmu said. He said that we are all with you. And you have to do it,” she quoted the prime minister as saying.
Murmu said, “Those who never got this opportunity after 75 years of independence, who never thought that they will reach this stage… as the Prime Minister is thinking of bringing Dalits into the mainstream…. And they shouldn’t feel small in life, (so) I have said yes to the offer, she said.
Murmu said he has “this country, this party and God” in his life. “That’s why I thought to make the people of the country feel proud… I am dedicating my life for the country. I have accepted the offer, not for myself, but for the country,” she said. Speaking at the program, Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat threw light on the struggles of Murmu’s life. He also said that the BJP wants to ensure that not a single vote is rejected in the presidential election, and explained to lawmakers how to mark a straight line on the ballot paper, like the mark for ‘full stop’ in Hindi.
Chief Minister Chouhan also talked about the journey of Murmu from a councilor to MLA, minister and governor and described her as a woman of determination. Murmu’s choice for president by the NDA forced many non-NDA parties to support him, he said. State BJP President VD Sharma said that BJP is the only party which has given a chance to a member of minority community, Dalit and now a member of tribal community to become its president. Union ministers Prahlad Singh Patel and Faggan Singh Kulaste, West Bengal BJP general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya and members of Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and Samajwadi Party (SP) were present on the occasion.
Earlier, on arrival from Raipur, the tribal dance troupes welcomed Murmu at the airport and at Chauhan’s residence.
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