NDA's presidential candidate Droupadi Murmu meets Haryana MPs, MLAs

CHANDIGARH: The NDA's presidential candidate Droupadi Murmu arrived here on Friday and met the MPs and MLAs of Haryana to seek support. Stating that she was looking for support from not just BJP-JJP MLAs and MPs but even independents and MLAs and MPs of other parties for the July 18 elections, Murmu said that as a tribal woman, she had never thought that she would be made a presidential candidate.
Stating that she was always ready to work for the country, she said, "I have worked for women, poor and tribals. Whatever challenges have come in life, I have accepted them and always tried to do my best."
Welcoming the presidential candidate, Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar said it is a matter of great pleasure that NDA has nominated her as the presidential candidate as her struggle and hard work are incomparable. Like Khattar, Haryana deputy CM and JJP leader Dushyant Chautala also assured his party's full support to Murmu.
State BJP president O P Dhankar said the name, Draupadi Murmu, is associated with Mahabharata and that Haryana is been the land of Mahabharata. All the independent MLAs of Haryana except Meham legislator Balraj Kundu were present on the meeting and extended their support to the NDA candidate.
Murmu was welcomed by Khattar, Dushyant, Haryana BJP chief O P Dhankar and Punjab BJP president Ashwani Sharma at Haryana Bhawan here.
Union ministers Anurag Thakur, Arjun Ram Meghwal, Haryana speaker Gian Chand Gupta, state cabinet ministers and BJP-JJP legislators were also present on the occasion, besides Chandigarh MP Kirron Kher.
Murmu, a tribal leader from Odisha, and her challenger Yashwant Sinha are the only two candidates left in the fray for the presidential elections after scrutiny of nomination papers.