Democracy at Risk, Constitution Challenged: INDIA Bloc VP Nominee Sudershan Reddy

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• Justice (Retd) B. Sudershan Reddy, Opposition’s Vice Presidential nominee, emphasized a “deficit in democracy” and pledged to defend India’s Constitution.
• In an interview with PTI on August 23, 2025, he discussed topics including the Constitution’s status, parliamentary disruptions as dissent, and ideological differences with his opponent C.P. Radhakrishnan of the NDA.
• He stated that disruptions in Parliament are a legitimate form of dissent but should not become integral to democratic processes.
• Reddy described India’s democracy as “under strain,” though still constitutional. He lamented reduced cooperation between government and opposition benches compared to earlier times.
• He called his unanimous nomination by the Opposition “an honor” representing diversity and majority population support sentiments.
• On the lack of consensus for constitutional post elections, he said it reflects India’s fractured polity and evolving contest between ideologies.
• Responding to Home minister Amit Shah’s critique over salwa Judum verdicts, Reddy said judgments represent collective decisions of the Supreme Court and urged decency in debates over them.
• Defended caste surveys as essential tools for addressing social inequities through real percentage-attributed metrics statistics advocating strongest facilities under assisting deserving welfare expansion reserve beneficiary proportions

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