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Retired judges have condemned the remarks of Home Minister Amit Shah for the opposition’s Vice Presidential candidate B Sudarshan Reddy. Shah has accused Reddy of supporting Naxalism, which has been described by the former judges as unfortunate. It would be intelligent to avoid name-abolition in honor of the post of Vice President.
The group of retired judges of the Supreme Court and the High Court consists of 18 judges including former judge Justice Kurian Joseph, Justice Madan B. Lokur and Justice J Chelameswar. He said that Salwa Judum verdict does not clearly or indirectly supports Naxalism or its ideology. They said,
The campaign for the post of Vice President may be ideological, but it can be run with decency and dignity. One should avoid criticizing the so -called ideology of any candidate.
In fact, Amit Shah said in Kerala on 22 August, ‘Former Supreme Court judge Sudarshan Reddy is the same person who helped Naxalism. He ruled on Salwa Judum. If the decision on Salwa Judum did not come, the Naxalite extremism would have ended by 2020.
Home Minister Amit Shah addressed Manorama News Conclave 2025 in Kerala on 22 August.
Judge said- Damage to the independence of the judiciary due to the misconception of the decision
The group of retired judges issued a statement saying that the prejudice of the Supreme Court on behalf of a high political officer is expected to negatively affect the judges. This can harm the independence of the judiciary.
Those who signed the statement include former Supreme Court judge AK Patnaik, Justice Abhay Oka, Justice Gopal Gowda, Justice Vikramjit Sen, Justice Kurian Joseph, Justice Madan B. Lokur, Justice J Chelameswar, Senior Advocate Sanjay Hegde and Prof. Mohan Gopal is included.
Reddy had said- the decision is not of him, but of the Supreme Court
On Shah’s comment, Reddy said on 23 August that he does not want to debate issues with the Home Minister. This decision is not of him, but of the Supreme Court. He only wrote the decision. If Amit Shah had read the entire decision, he would not have made this comment.
B Sudarshan Reddy responded to Shah’s comment in an interview on 23 August
The decision of 2011, which was mentioned by Shah
In fact, in Chhattisgarh, the government had launched a Salwa Judum campaign to fight the Naxalites, in which tribal youth were made a special police officer by giving weapons. In 2011, a bench of Justice B Sudarshan Reddy of the Supreme Court prohibited this, saying that this method is unconstitutional and illegal.
The court had said that the government’s job is to send the security forces to fight the Naxalites, not to put the poor tribals in danger. The judgment ordered that weapons should be taken immediately from these youth. The government should work on the root causes of Naxalism.
Election will be held on 9 September
The Vice Presidential elections will be held on 9 September. For this, the opposition has made B Sudarshan Reddy its candidate. He will contest against NDA candidate CP Radhakrishnan.
Reddy filed his nomination on August 21 in the presence of Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, Congress Parliamentary Party President Sonia Gandhi and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi.
NCP (SCP) chief Sharad Pawar, Samajwadi Party MP Ram Gopal Yadav, DMK MP Tiruchi Shiva, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut and many other leaders of the coalition were also present during this period.
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