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`Next Prez should be non-political person`
Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar said a `non-political` person could be an `ideal` choice as the country`s next President.
Mumbai: Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar on Sunday said a "non-political" person could be an "ideal" choice as the country`s next President, while denying that his party had endorsed PA Sangma as a possible candidate for the same.
"Both UPA and NDA don`t have the required numbers to ensure that candidate of their choice gets elected as the next President. Hence, I feel that a non-political person can be an ideal choice," Pawar told reporters after inaugurating a girls` hostel in Navi Mumbai near here.
He was responding to a question whether NCP had suggested the name of party leader and former Lok Sabha speaker PA Sangma as a possible candidate. "We have a total of 16 MPs and know our limitations. All political parties should initiate a dialogue to find out a consensus candidate on merit, who does not have political background," Pawar said, denying that the party had put forward Sagma`s name. Pratibha Patil`s term as President of India ends in July.
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"Both UPA and NDA don`t have the required numbers to ensure that candidate of their choice gets elected as the next President. Hence, I feel that a non-political person can be an ideal choice," Pawar told reporters after inaugurating a girls` hostel in Navi Mumbai near here.
He was responding to a question whether NCP had suggested the name of party leader and former Lok Sabha speaker PA Sangma as a possible candidate. "We have a total of 16 MPs and know our limitations. All political parties should initiate a dialogue to find out a consensus candidate on merit, who does not have political background," Pawar said, denying that the party had put forward Sagma`s name. Pratibha Patil`s term as President of India ends in July.
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