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Jun142007
Can Pratibha Patil become India’s First Woman President?
Just like the way I had expected, a surprise candidate for the country’s top post.
After the names of the Big B, and Mr Murthy, it’s a card that all political parties want to play.
UPA has nominated Pratibha Patil, the present Governor of Rajasthan, as its Presidential candidate. Numerically speaking, considering the support that the UPA has from UP CM Mayawati, and its own strength, and more importantly the Left, Pratibha Patil can become India’s First Woman President
Well, there are two aspects of this that’s debated in the media, one is the Rise of the Woman, wherein you have Sonia Gandhi, who controls not just the Congress, but has a load control over the functioning of the Govt, and you have Mayawati, Vasundhara Raje, etc all over, and now a woman over the President’s post
And the other, is the news that flies that Sonia will have better control on both the PM and President, fair enough are elections in India. Why aren’t Presidential Polls conducted through a general ballot, so that you and I can vote?
As for the credentials of Patil (not Shivraj Patil), I learn from IBNLive.com that,
- Patil was the first woman president of the Congress in Maharashtra,
- Handled several ministries and served as the Leader of Opposition in that state,
- Was the Deputy Chairperson of the Rajya Sabha in 1986-1988 and is the
- First woman governor of Rajasthan,
- Was Leader of the Opposition in the Maharashtra Assembly when Sharad Pawar, as the head of Purogami Lok Dal, became Maharshtra Chief Minister in July 1979.
- Patil was a table tennis champion during her college days,
- She has been involved in the cooperative movement in Maharashtra,
- She also set up an industrial training school for the blind besides starting sewing classes for poor and needy women, hostels for girls, an engineering college, sugar factory etc.
And read this,
…she refused to sign the controversial Rajasthan Freedom of Religion Bill that banned religious conversions. She argued that it contained provisions that directly or indirectly affected fundamental rights related to religious freedom.
Is cross voting does not happen, amongst party members, and if the second choice amongst NDA does not turn out to be Mr. Shekhawat, then India, could well have its First Woman Preisident, in its 60th year of Independence. Well that’s how the Congress is marketing it.
The views expressed in this post are those of the writer and are not necessarily endorsed by Mutiny.in
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Jyothis
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1:16 am
The President’s role is largely ceremonial, no need to waste money by conducting general elections for it.
Lisa Mathew
002
8:46 am
Who is the Big B?
woke
003
10:13 am
Lisa,
Big B is a farmer who acts in hindi movies when he has some free time. Goes by the name Amitabh Bachan.
Maltesh Ashrit
004
3:54 am
Good one Woke..
Vishal
005
5:14 am
She is chosen for wrong reasons, and when you do that you know that outcome will be not effective.
If they wanted women why not Najma Heptullah, she is an ex congress and now with NDA, but congress wont do that. I’m sure their are far better candidates then her, but in India if Deve Gowda, Gujaral can become PM for wrong reasons than let it be.
Sonia Gandhi hasn’t shown any maturity or PM (who is a just puppet in his capacity) by choosing her
Kalam , Venkatraman.
Why not pick T N Seshan, or other guys who are passionate about Nation.
Thats why Mera Bharat Mahan Hia..
malteshashrit
006
7:15 am
Ryt Said Vishal..
She is a compromise candidate, Just like Manmohan Singh
Revathi
007
4:50 am
Earlier no one used to take interest in presidential elections. They were meant to be puppets anyway. Only after we have had Kalam and we have experienced what it is like to have a good president and so everyone is concerned. With Mme Patil, it is back to RV,Z Singh days.
Rasul
008
7:06 pm
We have overpopulation. But we don’t have an
abundance of good leaders in politics. We don’t
have hundreds of men and women around the country
any of whom could step in and run the office of
PM or President at a moment’s notice. Under the
present circumstances, we should elect or appoint
some of the best leaders we have and let them
serve without term limits.
Two star leaders on the national scene right now
are:
Narendra Modi: PM for life
Arun Shourie: President for life
Hirraish Kumar Chandar
009
1:58 pm
Woman should not allowed to be a ruler of state in Hinduism. its Against Hinduism ” Murda’bad Murda’bad ajj ki sarkar Murda’bad….
We should Punish them all who select her name as a president of India…
India Should must be Against that people who against “Bhagwat Gita”
(Jai Ram Ji ki)
Raakhi Ashaish
010
2:08 pm
Yes i m totally agree with Hirraish Kumar Chandar,,
Woman should not allowed to be a head of State…
Sonia Gandhi is Bloody Bitch woman who made her a president of Hindu Country. the people who voted them they are also Son of Bitch….
Ram Prasad
011
2:10 pm
Baharat Sarkar Murdabad Sonia Gandhi Murdabad ,,,,,
Jaay Hindh,