Prior to the Presidential elections, Presidential candidate Yashwant Sinha criticizes Central agencies

*Paromita Das

Yashwant Sinha, a former TMC leader and presidential candidate for the “United Opposition,” asserted on Monday, July 11 that if elected to the coveted position of President of India, he would stop the “misuse” of the country’s central investigative agencies.

The comments were made by him at a press conference in Jaipur. Ashok Gehlot, a congressman and the chief minister of Rajasthan, accompanied Sinha. He said that once he takes the oath of office as India’s 15th President, the “misuse” of government entities will end immediately.

Yashwant Sinha made an appeal to the other side for support after realizing he lacked the votes to be named president. He emphasized that the party whip did not apply during presidential elections and that a secret ballot was used to cast the votes.

LIVE: My interaction with the media today in Rajasthan. https://t.co/2xjMn625vq

— Yashwant Sinha (@YashwantSinha) July 11, 2022

“Communal strife” and “attempts to overthrow elected governments in various states” were other accusations made by Sinha. It was recently spotted in Goa and Maharashtra. Additionally, he launched a vicious attack on the Modi administration over the rupee-to-dollar exchange rate and economic expansion.

This is also a battle against the organizations that the Center is abusing. He was heard saying, “I don’t know what will happen to me after the elections.

The former TMC leader also seemed to question Ramnath Kovind’s moral character as president-elect. “If we talk about the past five years, Rashtrapati Bhavan was silent during that time. We observed a quiet President, Sinha alleged.

The political renegade also made an effort to justify his choice to switch parties. He asserted that under PM Narendra Modi, politics have been reduced to conflict from the consensus politics that prevailed under the Vajpayee administration.

The Indian president is merely a ceremonial leader.

It is important to note that India has a parliamentary system of government and that the President has only limited authority. The President of India is a nominal Head of State, unlike the President of the United States.

He is unable to make decisions on his own and only follows the recommendations of the Council of Ministers, which is presided over by the Prime Minister, the head of the government. Therefore, Yashwant Sinha’s claim that he will stop the alleged abuse of central agencies is unfounded.

This year’s elections to elect the 15th President of India are set for July 18. It is clear from the intricate math underlying the crucial election that Yashwant Sinha has very little to no chance of winning.