UPA nominates Ansari UPA’s for second term as Vice President
UPA nominates Ansari UPA’s for second term as Vice President
New Delhi: Incumbent Hamid Ansari is the UPA’s candidate for the Vice President’s post and is all set to get a second consecutive term.
The name of the 75-year-old Ansari was announced by UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi at a meeting of the Congress-led coalition at Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s residence.
However, he applauded the candidature of Ansari once Gandhi announced it.
Another UPA constituent VCK of Tamil Nadu suggested a Christian candidate.
Neither the UPA Chairperson nor the Prime Minister reacted to these suggestions.
“Mohd Hamid Ansari will complete shortly a term as vice president of India. He has presided over the Rajya Sabha with dignity and distinction. “The UPA is honoured to nominate him as its candidate for a second term as vice president of India," Gandhi said in her brief statement.
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