Suresh Routray, a senior Congress MLA of Odisha, said here on Saturday that he would put up a formal proposal in party forum for sending Droupadi Murmu as a consensus candidate for the next President of India.
His comment came a day after Narasingha Mishra, Congress Legislative Party leader in the Assembly, clarified that the State unit of the Congress would toe the party line, although Ms. Murmu hails from Odisha.
“Ms. Murmu is a woman achiever, who was an MLA and Minister in Odisha, and had proved her mettle as Governor of Jharkhand. Moreover, she is Odia woman who was born in a tribal family. I personally feel if she is elected uncontested, it will set a good precedent,” said Mr. Routray.
