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Amit Shah Takes A Sarcastic Dig At INDIA Bloc VP Candidate Sudershan Reddy’s Nomination News24 –

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Union Home Minister Amit Shah launched a sharp attack on the INDIA bloc over its Vice Presidential candidate, B. Sudershan Reddy. He questioned the ideological basis behind his selection, while referring to Reddy’s past decisions as the Judge. Shah alleged that he rejected the Salwa Judum movement and took away the tribals’ right to self-defence, which, according to him, allowed Naxalism to persist in India for over two decades.

“He rejected Salwa Judum and ended the right of self-defence of tribals. Because of this, Naxalism lasted for more than two decades in this country… I believe leftist ideology must have been the criterion,” Shah stated in an interview with ANI.

Notably, in an interview to The Hindu on Sunday, retired Supreme Court Judge and INDIA Bloc VP candidate Reddy stated that he does not want to join the controversy surrounding Salwa Judum judgment and Shah’s statement. Reddy was replying to a question about Shah’s earlier accusation that he supported Naxalism and that had he not delivered the Salwa Judum judgment, Left-Wing Extremism would have been eradicated before 2020.

He said that since a Supreme Court judgment was not meant for public debate, he won’t join the discussion. “Whatever its merits may be, there are acceptable standards to review a judgment and make a comment upon that,” Reddy added.

Salwa Judum, which means “peace march” in the Gondi language was a movement that mobilised and deployed local tribal youth as part of counterinsurgency operations in Chhattisgarh. It aimed at countering Naxalite activities in the region. It was formed in 2005 and began as “Jan Jagran” march in Bijapur district of the state.




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