The meeting is to reinforce the opposition's unity and support for their VP candidate, B Sudershan Reddy, who is also supported by All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi.
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.
During a press conference in Guwahati organised by Congress, Reddy, a former Gauhati High Court Chief Justice, said, "The Vice President's position cannot be viewed as a mere political office. The qualities required for this chair are akin to those of a judge -- impartiality, rationality, fa
Opposition Vice Presidential candidate B. Sudershan Reddy expressed confidence about winning the election, citing a strong public response. He declined to comment on his rival, saying it would be improper as the other candidate was also a "very respectable person."
Members said that the verdict, which B. Sudhershan Reddy co-authored with Justice SS Nijjar, pushed the Bastar region into a dark era, resulting in an increase in the incidents of Naxal violence.
The retired judges came in support of Justice B Sudershan Reddy, after Union Home Minister Amit Shah slammed the Opposition of nominating alleged "left wing" sympathiser as their candidate.
Sharing an X post, Hitesh Jain raised concerns over comments by Justices Abhay Oka, Madan B Lokur, S Muralidhar, and Sanjib Banerjee and alleged a "partisan" behaviour.
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 MP Gaurav Gogoi expressed his party's enthusiasm for the INDIA bloc's Vice-Presidential nominee and former Supreme Court judge B Sudershan Reddy, stating that the people of India are warmly accepting him.
CPI(M) General Secretary MA Baby described the Vice Presidential poll as a "political, ideological, and cultural struggle" that has brought the Opposition together behind Sudershan Reddy's candidature.