more-inThe Congress-led Opposition's Presidential candidate Meira Kumar described her upcoming contest with the ruling party's nominee, Ram Nath Kovind, as a “fight of ideologies” on Tuesday, ahead of filing her papers for the election on Wednesday in the presence of top Opposition leaders. She said this at her first press conference here after being selected as the joint candidate of 17 Opposition parties. Why doesn’t society rise above these divisions?”“Some ideologies benefit the weaker sections of the society, some don’t. I want complete destruction of the caste system,” Ms. Kumar stressed. Earlier, Ms. Kumar had appealed to members of the electoral college to “heed the inner voice of conscience” while casting their vote in the Presidential elections.

Source: The Hindu June 27, 2017 15:56 UTC