Sonia, Rahul vote in Presidential election
Monday - July 17, 2017 12:12 pm ,
Category : INDIA
Sonia, Rahul vote in Presidential election
New Delhi July 17 (IANS) Congress President Sonia Gandhi and Vice-President Rahul Gandhi cast their votes for the Presidential election on Monday.
Gandhi on Sunday called for a "conscience vote" while attacking the Narendra Modi government for trying to impose "narrow-minded divisive and communal vision" on the country.
All elected MPs and member of legislative assemblies are eligible to vote and elect the successor of Pranab Mukherjee who demits office on July 25.
The contest is between National Democratic Alliance (NDA) nominee Ram Nath Kovind and candidate of several major opposition parties Meira Kumar who was former Lok Sabha Speaker.
--IANS
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