Mokokchung, June 12 (MTNews): With the Indian presidential election due to be held on July 18, with the result to be declared on July 21, the president of Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee (NPCC) has said today that India needs a President that can check and balance the functioning of Government in India, and that “We cannot afford to have another rubber stamp President.”
Therie also informed that Congress president Sonia Gandhi have reached out and deliberated the issue of the upcoming Presidential Election with the Opposition leaders. “India needs a socialist, secular, democratic President to protect the Constitution of India, to bridge the religious divide, to stop misuse of central government agencies such as NIA, CBI, ED, ECI and Judiciary as political tools and weapons and also to protect the nation’s institutions,” Theire said.
Saying that all the Christian Chief Ministers of States like Meghalaya, Mizoram and Nagaland are under NDA, including Andhra Pradesh’s CM Jagan Mohon Reddy, Christian, supports BJP issue based, he added that Christian States’ CMs have about 6% of the total value of votes. “NDA has 48.80% and non-NDA 51.20%” Therie said. “I hope they will use their vote to tell the BJP that the inner mind of Christians is for peace, unity and progress. We believe in non-violence and forgiveness and not hate or violence,” he added.
Saying that every MLA and MP’s vote is crucial for the people in the nation, Therie explained that the value of vote for each MP is 708 and that the value of MLAs’ vote differs from state to state according to population with the highest of 208 for UP and Sikkim with the lowest at 7. For Nagaland, each MLA’s vote value is 9. “Your vote will be accounted toward the next election by the public you represent,” Therie said.
Therie also said that the President has no legislative duties and that the anti-defection law is applicable to legislative functionaries only. “As such, Political parties have no authority to issue Whip or direct MLAs and MPs. It is purely an individual conscious vote. This is the opportune time for the privileged to express the inner feeling of the people they represent,” he said.