Trinamool Congress leader Yashwant Sinha on Tuesday, June 21, said that it was time for him to move away from party politics and work for a larger national cause. The decision came soon after the TMC decided to propose his name as the joint-Opposition candidate for the President’s post at the Opposition parties' meet later on Tuesday.
Former Union Minister Yashwant Sinha on Tuesday, June 21, 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
With this development, the Opposition’s search for the Presidential candidate seems to be going in a specific direction. Earlier, former Bengal Governor Gopal Krishna Gandhi, NCP chief Sharad Pawar and National Conference president Farooq Abdullah had declined to be the joint-Opposition candidate for the Presidential polls.
TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee will propose Yashwant Sinha's name at the Opposition parties' meet in Maharashtra later on Tuesday.