New Delhi: With the victory of NDA candidate CP Radhakrishnan on the post of Vice President, a new chapter has begun in Parliament. In such a situation, on Wednesday, the Congress congratulated CP Radhakrishnan on his victory. Also, the party recalled the historic words of the country’s first Vice President Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan in the Rajya Sabha in 1952, in which he said that if the opposition in a democracy is not given the freedom to make fair, independent and clear criticism of the policies of the government, then it can turn into a dictatorship.
Congress remembered the words of Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh said that we congratulate CP Radhakrishnan on becoming the new Vice President of India and the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha. On this occasion, we remember those inspirational words of Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, which he said in the first meeting of the Rajya Sabha on 16 May 1952.
Ramesh further quoted the words of Dr Radhakrishnan, in which Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan had said that I do not belong to any one party, it means that I belong to every party in this House. My effort will be to maintain the traditions of parliamentary democracy and treat every party with fairness and goodwill, have no animosity towards anyone and have goodwill towards everyone. Along with this, Jairam Ramesh also added that whatever Dr Radhakrishnan said, he implemented it in his conduct with full honesty. Opposition called this victory a political defeat
Let us tell you that in the Vice Presidential election, CP Radhakrishnan got 452 votes, while the opposition candidate Justice (Retd.) B Sudarshan Reddy got 300 votes. In this way, Radhakrishnan won by a bigger margin than expected. However, the Congress called this victory only mathematical. Also claimed that this is the moral and political defeat of the BJP.
Jairam Ramesh said on Tuesday that the opposition remained completely united in this election and its performance was respectable. Reddy got 40% of the total votes, while the opposition got only 26% votes in 2022. This shows the strength of our ideological fight.
