Former Supreme Court judge, Justice B Sudershan Reddy has been named as INDIA alliance’s Vice President nominee. NDA’s vice presidential candidate C P Radhakrishnan.
Announcing his name Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said, “All INDIA bloc parties has decided to have a common candidate, the decision has been taken unanimously. I am happy that all opposition parties have agreed to one name. It is a big achievement for democracy.”
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has also appealed to all parties, including the Opposition, for unanimous election of NDA’s vice presidential candidate C P Radhakrishnan, as he praised his life of public service at a meeting of the ruling alliance MPs.
Who is C P Radhakrishnan?
Modi introduced the Maharashtra governor, who is a seasoned BJP leader from Tamil Nadu, to the NDA MPs, citing his long public life in which he served ably in different capacities.
In his speech, Modi also raised the issue of Indus Waters Treaty and slammed the then prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru for signing the agreement with Pakistan without taking Parliament or his Cabinet into confidence.
Who is Justice B. Sudarshan Reddy?
Justice B. Sudarshan Reddy (Retd.),former Supreme Court judge, has been named as the Opposition’s Vice Presidential candidate. Born in 1946 in Telangana, he served as Chief Justice of Gauhati HC and Supreme Court Judge from 2007–2011.
With the BJP-led NDA enjoying a comfortable majority in the electoral college comprising MPs from the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, Radhakrishnan’s win is a certainty amid indications from the opposition INDIA bloc that it will field its own candidate and force a contest.
