New Delhi: Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday resigned as the Finance Minister to contest the July 19 presidential election as the candidate of the ruling United Progressive Alliance.
“Today, I stand ready to embark on a new journey. I feel honoured and humbled on my nomination as a candidate to contest the presidential election,” Mukherjee told reporters outside the North Block office.
Dr Singh is likely to keep the crucial Finance portfolio with himself as an additional charge.
“Standing on the brink of such an honour, I also feel a tinge of sentiment at the thought of leaving behind my life as a political activist, spanning over four decades,” he said.
“I will miss my colleagues in the ministry. And I will also miss being stopped while getting into my car and getting out of my car in front of the ministry of Finance by you all,” he said to media persons. (IANS)