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Chennai, July 15
The Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party today appealed to the UNPA to reconsider their decision of abstaining from the Presidential elections, "in the greater interest of India's Parliamentary democracy.'
The party chairman, Bhim Singh, told reporters here that the Presidential election was not a party election, but that of the nation's constitutional head and supreme commander of the armed forces, whose office was above board.
The boycott would have serious repercussions and adverse effects on Parliamentary democracy, he said.
"The post of President represents the cultural integrity of people, from Kashmir to Kanyakumari", he said adding that when a comparison was made between NDA-backed candidate Bhairon Singh Shekawat and UPA-Left candidate Pratibha Patil, the former was a better choice.
Since the contest was between the two, the UNPA should come forward to support the better candidate. Shekhawat had served as Vice-President for five years and had performed well, he said.
To a query on Shekawat's RSS background, he said "the PDP, which is advocating seccession of Kashmir from India and communal parties like Shiv Sena are supporting Patil" and added the merits of the two candidates should be compared.
Asserting that a majority of people in India were against Patil, he said in Jammu and Kashmir, the Congress and PDP MLAs were divided over supporting her. This could result in cross-voting in favour of Shekawat.
"We have come to Tamil Nadu to appeal to AIADMK supremo Jayalalithaa to reconsider the UNPA's decision", he said adding he would also seek the support of the MDMK, PMK, DPI and DMDK.
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