Opposition parties announce former SC judge B Sudhershan Reddy as VP candidate
New Delhi: The INDIA opposition bloc has nominated Justice (Retd.) B Sudershan Reddy, former Supreme Court judge and Goa’s first Lokayukta, as its candidate for the upcoming Vice Presidential election scheduled on September 9. He will contest against the NDA nominee, Maharashtra Governor and senior BJP leader CP Radhakrishnan, for the country’s second-highest constitutional office.
Born in Rangareddy district of Andhra Pradesh, Justice Reddy began his legal career in 1971 and practiced in the Andhra Pradesh High Court. He was appointed as a High Court judge in 1995 and later elevated as Chief Justice of the Gauhati High Court in 2005. In January 2007, he was appointed to the Supreme Court and served until his retirement in July 2011. Post-retirement, he took charge as the first Lokayukta of Goa.
"All INDIA bloc parties has decided to have a common candidate, the decision has been taken unanimously. I am happy that all opposition parties have agreed to one name. It is a big achievement for democracy," Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge said on Tuesday.
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Rickelton's ton in vain as SRH beat MI by 6 wickets
Mumbai (PTI): Ryan Rickelton's whirlwind unbeaten ton was overshadowed by Heinrich Klaasen's unbeaten 65 as Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Mumbai Indians by six wickets in an IPL match here on Wednesday.
Chasing an imposing 244-run target, Travis Head (76 off 30) and Abhishek Sharma (45 off 24) shared 129 runs for the opening wicket to set the platform for SRH.
Klaasen (65 not out off 30 balls) then displayed his all-round hitting abilities to guide SRH home with the help of Nitish Kumar Reddy (21) and Salil Arora (30 not out off 10) in 18.4 overs.
Earlier, Rickelton's knock powered MI to 243 for five.
MI rode on a 93-run stand between Rickelton (123 not out off 55 balls) and Will Jacks (46 off 22) in 7.1 overs for the opening stand to power the side.
MI skipper Hardik Pandya scored a valuable 31 off 15 balls before being dismissed.
Praful Hinge (2/54), Eshan Malinga (1/29), Sakib Hasan (1/39) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (1/31) were the wicket-takers for SRH.
Brief Scores:
Mumbai Indian: 243 for 5 in 20 overs (Ryan Rickelton 123 not out; Praful Hinge 2/54).
Sunrisers Hyderabad: 249 for 4 in 18.4 overs (Travis Head 76, Heinrich Klaasen 65 not out; AM Ghazanfar 2/51).
