New Delhi June 27 (IANS) Opposition presidential candidate Meira Kumar on Tuesday said she will start her election campaign from Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad on June 30.
I feel I should start my election campaign from Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad. I will start from there said Kumar briefing media here a day ahead of filing her nomination papers.
Asked why Sabarmati Kumar said: Everybody knows the significance of Sabarmati in our country. The sant of Sabarmati (Mahatma Gandhi) played an important role in the freedom movement of our country. That s why I am going there.
Asked about Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar s stance and whether she will speak to him for his support Kumar said: Such things happen in politics. It is not a new thing. What I need to do about it I will decide at the right time.
Kumar will visit all the states and meet the MLAs there as part of her campaign.
--IANS
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Meira Kumar to begin election campaign from Sabarmati Ashram
