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 post fell vacant after Jagdeep Dhankhar resigned on the first day of the Monsoon Session of Parliament on July 21, citing health reasons.
Addressing a press conference, Thackeray further stated that it was still unaware as to why the former Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar had resigned all of a sudden.
VCK Founder-President Thol Thirumavalavan has slammed the BJP for "forcing" former Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar to resign, an action he claims has created a "crisis" in the country. He also urged all members of Parliament from the Opposition parties to vote for INDIA bloc's Vice-President
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Monday cast a doubt on Union Home Minister Amit Shah's explanation for Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar's resignation, hinting that there may be more to the story than meets the eye.
"Dhankar sahab's resignation letter is clear in itself. He has cited health reasons for his resignation. He has also expressed heartfelt gratitude towards the Prime Minister and other ministers and members of the government for his good tenure," Shah told ANI in an exclusive interview.
"The 2025 monsoon session concluded today, and only one reason will be known for it, that is, on July 21, a volcano erupted in Rajya Sabha, this volcano was called Jagdeep Dhankhar. In the last 75 years, it has happened for the first time that a Vice President resigned, and he was silence
CPI MP and Leader of the Party in the Rajya Sabha, P Sandosh Kumar, has written a letter to former Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar, expressing concern over his sudden resignation and subsequent "disappearance" from public life.
"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,"