Hope Murmu functions as 'custodian of Constitution' without fear, favour: Sinha

Opposition candidate Yashwant Sinha on Thursday congratulated Droupadi Murmu on her win in the presidential poll and said he hopes that as the 15th president she functions as the custodian of the Constitution without fear or favour NDA nominee Murmu crossed the 50 per cent mark after the third round of counting to emerge victorious in the poll over her rival SinhaIn a statement Sinha also expressed concern over the countrys situation saying India has never seen political corruption of such magnitude and this coupled with the poisonous politics of polarisation poses a grave danger to democracy and communal harmonyCongratulating Murmu he said I hope indeed every Indian hopes that as the 15th President of India she functions as the Custodian of the Constitution without fear or favour I join my fellow countrymen in extending best wishes to herHe thanked the leaders of the Opposition parties for choosing him as their consensus candidate in this electionSinha also thanked all members of the Electoral College who voted for him and said that he accepted the offer of Opposition parties solely guided by the philosophy of Karma Yoga preached by Lord Krishna in the Bhagavad Gita Do your duty without expectation of the fruits thereofI have performed my duty conscientiously out of my love for my country he saidSinha said the issues he raised during his campaign remain pertinent and despite the outcome of the election he believes it has benefited Indian democracy in two important waysAlso Read PM Modi visits Droupadi Murmu to congratulate her on presidential poll winIt brought most Opposition parties on a common platform This is indeed the need of the hour and I earnestly appeal to them to continue indeed further strengthen Opposition unity beyond the Presidential Election It must be equally evident in the election of the VicePresident he saidHe also said that in the course of his election campaign he tried to highlight the views concerns and commitments of the Opposition parties on major issues before the nation and the common peopleIn particular I voiced strong concern over the blatant and rampant weaponisation of ED CBI Income Tax department and even the office of Governor against Opposition parties and their leaders he saidThese institutions are also being misused to engineer defections and topple Oppositionrun state governments Sinha allegedIndia has never seen political corruption of such magnitude This coupled with the poisonous politics of polarisation poses a grave danger to democracy and communal harmony in India he saidI am happy that my views found strong resonance among the CMs leaders MPs and MLAs belonging to Opposition parties in all the states I visited Common people have also supported these views he saidSinha also said that till his last breath he shall continue to serve the cause he believes in the very cause that guided him to contest the election for the highest office of the RepublicThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever