Pranab files nomination, seeks blessings
New Delhi: UPA presidential nominee Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday filed his nomination papers in Parliament. The veteran Congress leader filed nomination papers in the presence of the top brass of UPA including Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and alliance chairperson and Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and party general secretary Rahul Gandhi.
Mukherjee handed over his nomination papers to Vivek Kumar Agnihotri, Rajya Sabha Secretary General and Returning Officer for the Presidential elections.
Soon after completing the process, Mukherjee thanked parties like SP, BSP, JD(U), CPI-M and Shiv Sena for reposing faith in him.
“I am grateful to them as they have reposed faith in me to occupy the office which was occupied in the past by great stalwarts of this country.
“I only wish at this time that let me have the blessings of God and cooperation of all at this juncture,” he told reporters at the Parliament House.
Tribal leader and former Lok Sabha Speaker PA Sangma is also scheduled to file nomination today in the Presidential race between UPA and the BJP-backed opposition candidate in which the ruling alliance is set for a runaway victory.
Unfazed by Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee’s revolt, UPA utilized the opportunity to project a united picture and its penetration into NDA.
