Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman introduced on Wednesday that she has determined to not run for the upcoming Lok Sabha election. She talked about that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had approached her to contest from both Tamil Nadu or Andhra Pradesh, however she declined the provide. “Party did ask me, after thinking over a week or days, I just went back to say …may be not. Because my party president asked me, would you want to contest somewhere in the south-option is somewhere in South, Tamil Nadu or Andhra Pradesh”, stated Nirmala Sitharaman whereas talking at a summit, as reported by the information company ANI.
Sitharaman’s motive for not contesting Lok Sabha polls
“But I don’t have that kind of money to contest, I also have a problem because whether it is Andhra Pradesh or Tamil Nadu, there is also going to be a question of various winnability criteria that they use, are you from this community or from that religion. I said no I don’t think I am going to be able to do it. The party was graceful enough and I am very grateful to accept my argument, and I am not contesting”, the Union Finance Minister stated. When requested why she doesn’t have sufficient funds to contest elections, Sitharaman stated, “My salary, my earnings, and my savings are mine and not the Consolidated Fund of India.”
Sitharaman’s political profession
Union Defence Minister Sitharaman has a notable political profession. In 2014, she was elected as a Rajya Sabha member representing Andhra Pradesh. Her portfolio additionally contains serving because the Minister of State for Finance and Corporate Affairs, adopted by Minister for Commerce and Industry with Independent Charge.
During her tenure as Defence Minister, Sitharaman was acknowledged for streamlining procurement processes throughout the defence sector. Notably, she established a Defence Planning Committee aimed toward formulating an “action plan” to deal with the nation’s safety challenges successfully.
Sitharaman has been related to the Bhartiya Janta Party since 2008 and has served as a nationwide spokesperson for the celebration since 2010. Born on August 18, 1959, in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, she pursued her training at Seethalakshmi Ramasamy College, Tiruchirappalli, and obtained her MA in Economics from Jawaharlal Nehru University.
Lok Sabha elections 2024
The seven-phase Lok Sabha polls, the world’s largest election train, will kick off on April 19 with the counting of votes set to happen on June 4 as Prime Minister Narendra Modi makes a bid for a 3rd consecutive time period in workplace.
Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar stated over 97 crore voters – 49.7 crore males and 47.1 crore females – have been eligible to solid their vote within the polling course of unfold over 44 days and throughout 10.5 lakh polling cubicles. The elections will start on April 19 adopted by subsequent phases on April 26, May 7, May 13, May 20, May 25 and June 1.
(With inputs from ANI)
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