Presidential polls: Cross voting in Odisha as Congress MLA votes for Droupadi Murmu
3 min readBy Express News Service
BHUBANESWAR: Defying the celebration’s choice, Congress MLA from Cuttack-Barabati constituency Mohammed Moquim voted in favour of NDA Presidential candidate Droupadi Murmu throwing the state unit of the celebration in a turmoil.
“I voted as per the dictates of my conscience and chose the daughter of the soil for the country’s topmost constitutional post,” Moquim advised mediapersons after casting his votes creating ripples in political circles right here.
Moquim mentioned that as there isn’t a whip in Presidential election, he listened to his conscience and voted for Murmu. “Besides, several eminent persons from both inside and outside the country had also requested me to vote for Murmu,” he added.
The Congress MLA mentioned he expects individuals of Odisha will help his transfer and he’ll really feel proud if his vote will add to the victory margin of Murmu. Stating that the choice to vote for Murmu was a private choice, he mentioned that there was no different strain on him. Asked whether or not his transfer has uncovered the rift in Congress, Moquim mentioned there isn’t a such points.
However, Moquim’s transfer has not gone down nicely with the celebration’s different leaders. President of the Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) Sarat Pattanayak and chief of the Congress Legislature Party (CLP) Narasingh Mishra mentioned that Moquim’s choice to vote for the NDA Presidential candidate has been reported to the High Command. Action might be taken as per the choice of the High Command, they added.
His celebration colleagues Santosh Singh Saluja and Tara Prasad Bahinipati additionally critcised Moquim for voting in favour of Murmu. Bahinipati, nevertheless, mentioned that it confirmed that he was not completely satisfied within the celebration.
BHUBANESWAR: Defying the celebration’s choice, Congress MLA from Cuttack-Barabati constituency Mohammed Moquim voted in favour of NDA Presidential candidate Droupadi Murmu throwing the state unit of the celebration in a turmoil.
“I voted as per the dictates of my conscience and chose the daughter of the soil for the country’s topmost constitutional post,” Moquim advised mediapersons after casting his votes creating ripples in political circles right here.
Moquim mentioned that as there isn’t a whip in Presidential election, he listened to his conscience and voted for Murmu. “Besides, several eminent persons from both inside and outside the country had also requested me to vote for Murmu,” he added.
The Congress MLA mentioned he expects individuals of Odisha will help his transfer and he’ll really feel proud if his vote will add to the victory margin of Murmu. Stating that the choice to vote for Murmu was a private choice, he mentioned that there was no different strain on him. Asked whether or not his transfer has uncovered the rift in Congress, Moquim mentioned there isn’t a such points.
However, Moquim’s transfer has not gone down nicely with the celebration’s different leaders. President of the Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) Sarat Pattanayak and chief of the Congress Legislature Party (CLP) Narasingh Mishra mentioned that Moquim’s choice to vote for the NDA Presidential candidate has been reported to the High Command. Action might be taken as per the choice of the High Command, they added.
His celebration colleagues Santosh Singh Saluja and Tara Prasad Bahinipati additionally critcised Moquim for voting in favour of Murmu. Bahinipati, nevertheless, mentioned that it confirmed that he was not completely satisfied within the celebration.
