In order to promote greater Opposition unity, Yashwant Sinha said he “must step down” from the Trinamool Congress.
New Delhi: Trinamool Congress leader and former Union Minister Yashwant Sinha has caused a stir by suggesting in a tweet that his party could now put his name forward for the July elections. This is ahead of a meeting of the opposition parties to discuss their joint candidate for the upcoming presidential elections on Tuesday.
In order to promote stronger opposition unity, Yashwant Sinha declared that he “must step down” from the party.
According to sources, Mr. Sinha has written a letter of resignation to Mamata Banerjee, the leader of the Trinamool Congress.
He tweeted, “I am grateful to Mamataji for the honour and prestige she bestowed on me in the TMC. Now a time has come when for a larger national cause I must step aside from the party to work for greater opposition unity. I am sure she approves of the step.”
I am grateful to Mamataji for the honour and prestige she bestowed on me in the TMC. Now a time has come when for a larger national cause I must step aside from the party to work for greater opposition unity. I am sure she approves of the step.
— Yashwant Sinha (@YashwantSinha) June 21, 2022
After Sharad Pawar, the leader of the Nationalist Congress Party, and Farooq Abdullah, the former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Gopalkrishna Gandhi, a former governor of West Bengal, withdrew his name as the likely united opposition candidate for the presidency on Monday.
According to reports, after Gopalkrishna Gandhi declined their offer on Monday, the opposition parties discussed Yashwant Sinha’s name.
Before joining the Trinamool Congress in 2021, Yashwant Sinha left the BJP in 2018. Later, the party chose him to serve as vice president.
On June 15, the election for a new president got underway. The deadline to submit nominations is June 29. If required, the voting will take place on July 18 and the results will be tallied in July.
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