Opposition’s Vice-President candidate Justice B Sudershan Reddy asked all members of the Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha to support his candidature based on merit, regardless of party lines, adding that he is willing to meet the top leadership of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) if it allows so.
Stressing on wanting the election to be decent and fair, Reddy questioned the special intensive revision of electoral rolls, contending that being in the majority does not empower anyone to do whatever they wish.
"I have sent letters to all members of the Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha to consider my candidature on merit, and I am ready to meet and seek support from the BJP's top brass if it allows me to do so," he cited on Saturday, at a media conference.
Reddy also hit out at the Centre, alleging that Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren was tortured and his dignity crushed.
“Constitutional functionaries involved in framing the Jharkhand CM are responsible for violating his dignity... they should take responsibility for infringing his dignity conferred on him like any other citizen by the Constitution," he said.
The stage is set for a direct contest between ruling NDA nominee C P Radhakrishnan and joint opposition candidate Reddy for the September 9 vice-presidential election, in what is being described as a "south versus south" battle as both hail from south India.
While Radhakrishnan is a BJP veteran from Tamil Nadu, Reddy is a former Supreme Court judge who hails from Telangana.
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