Justice Reddy was announced as Oppn candidate against NDA pick C.P. Radhakrishnan for the V-P polls on 9 September, with counting of votes scheduled for the same day.
Home Minister clarifies that it is natural for the V-P to be from southern India as 'the President is from East India & the Prime Minister is from the West and North'.
The former SC Judge filed his nomination papers in the presence of senior opposition leaders Rahul Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge, Sonia Gandhi & Sharad Pawar among others.
Justice Reddy, who served as SC judge until his retirement in 2011, has come under harsh BJP criticism even before he & NDA nominee CP Radhakrishnan formally launch their campaign.
Radhakrishnan filed his nomination with 20 proposers & 20 supporters present. Union ministers Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh, Nitin Gadkari, JP Nadda & Kiren Rijiju were also present.
The graduation is meant to bolster the legacy and legitimacy of Sheikh Hasina's Awami League, even as the real-world preparedness lagged behind the glossy narrative.
Indonesia delegation led by Defence Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin visited BrahMos facility & met with top officials & undertook a detailed briefing on the missile system.
It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.
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