Former prime minister and Congress MP Manmohan Singh on Monday reached the parliament in a wheelchair to forged his vote for the presidential election 2022. The images and movies of Singh arriving are being extensively shared on social media.
Singh, 89, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi had been reportedly amongst 350 electors to forged their vote within the first 1.5 hours of the presidential ballot.
Former Prime Minister and Rajya Sabha MP Manmohan Singh casts his vote for the Presidential Election. #PresidentialElection2022
pic.twitter.com/7V5MarGZc6— Central Bureau of Communication,FieldOfficeDodaJ&Ok (@CBCDoda) July 18, 2022
4 officers helped Singh, 89, stand up from his wheelchair and forged his vote within the poll field.
Former Prime Minister and Congress MP Dr Manmohan Singh forged his vote for the Presidential election, as we speak on the Parliament. pic.twitter.com/H6jl3O7hlb
— ANI (@ANI) July 18, 2022
Singh had taken a depart of absence for all the Winter Session of Parliament final 12 months on well being grounds. The veteran Congress chief and two-time former prime minister was admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi on October 13 final 12 months after he complained of weak point following a fever.
He was discharged from the hospital on October 31.
Voting for the presidential election through which NDA candidate Droupadi Murmu is pitted in opposition to joint opposition decide Yashwant Sinha started on Monday morning with Prime Minister Modi being the primary to forged his vote. The voting course of would conclude at 5 pm.
Voting was additionally underway in varied state assemblies for the presidential ballot and the early voters within the states included Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Ok Stalin, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis and Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia. Practically 4,800 elected MPs and MLAs are entitled to vote within the election, however nominated MPs and MLAs, and members of Legislative Councils will not be.
Moreover Room quantity 63 on the primary flooring of Parliament Home, which has been transformed right into a polling station, voting is concurrently going down at varied state assemblies. Within the nationwide capital, voting can also be underway on the Delhi legislative meeting.
Counting of votes shall be held on July 21. The system of secret poll is adopted within the presidential election, and events can’t challenge whips to their MPs and MLAs with regard to voting.
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