NDA vice presidential candidate and Maharashtra governor CP Radhakrishnan reacted to the Opposition leader B Sudershan Reddy's statement that 'everyone should vote in the national interest', on Monday.
Commenting on the upcoming Vice Presidential elections, Congress MP Manickam Tagore claimed that the vice president election is forced on the nation on Monday.
The Vice Presidential election, scheduled for September 9, will witness a direct contest between Justice (Retd.) B Sudershan Reddy, backed by the INDIA bloc, and NDA's nominee CP Radhakrishnan.
Shiv Sena parliamentary group leader Dr. Shrikant Shinde has convened a crucial meeting of the party's Members of Parliament in Delhi on Monday, a day before the Vice-Presidential election.
The Vice Presidential post fell vacant after Jagdeep Dhankhar resigned on the first day of the Monsoon Session of Parliament on July 21, citing health reasons.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will host a dinner for National Democratic Alliance (NDA) MPs on September 8, a day before the Vice-Presidential election on September 9, according to a senior NDA leader.
"It was natural that the vice presidential candidate comes from South India because the President is from East India and the Prime Minister is from the West and North," Union Home Minister Shah told ANI in an interview.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin welcomed INDIA bloc Vice Presidential candidate B Sudershan Reddy at an event in Chennai on Sunday and said that the former judge who fought for justice and humanity during his tenure as a judge, will respect Tamil Nadu's emotions.
A day earlier, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the nomination of Maharashtra Governor CP Radhakrishnan as the NDA's candidate for Vice President is a matter of pride for Tamil Nadu.