Hitting out at the opposition parties for their opposition to the introduction in Lok Sabha of constitutional amendment bill that will prevent people from holding constitutional positions like Prime Minister, Chief Minister, or Union and State Minister while in jail, Union Home Minister A
INDIA bloc's Vice Presidential candidate B Sudershan Reddy on Wednesday said that he is happy about his nomination and does not look at the polls as 'Radhakrishnan versus Reddy'.
The high-level discussion comes ahead of a crucial session in the Parliament on Wednesday, where several Bills are scheduled to be introduced by the Centre.
"This is an ideological fight. The country doesn't know the reason behind the resignation of the last vice-president, Jagdeep Dhankhar...On one side, we are fighting for the constitutional rights...This country is facing big ideological issues... We are fighting to save the Constitution,"
The announcement was made by Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge in the national capital following the INDIA bloc meeting. B Sudershan Reddy will file his nomination for the Vice Presidential polls on August 21.
The protests saw the presence of prominent leaders including Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge, MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and others. Meanwhile, on Sunday, the Election Commission of India (ECI) addressed a press conference giving it's clarification over the "vote theft" allegations and SI
This comes as the Bharatiya Janata Party-led (BJP) National Democratic Alliance (NDA) nomination of current Maharashtra Governor CP Radhakrishnan as the Vice Presidential candidate.
In a post on X, Annamalai emphasised that Tamil Nadu has a proud legacy of producing towering statesmen who have adorned the highest constitutional offices in the country.
The protests have continued a day after Election Commission clarfied on the allegations, while also asking Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi to submit a signed affidavit with proof of his claims of election rigging