Terming the resignation of Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar as unfortunate, Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy has asked the BJP-led Central government to nominate a leader from Telangana to the coveted post.
He favoured nomination of senior leader Bandaru Dattatreya for the post claiming that the BJP could undo part of injustice it had done to the backward classes communities by nominating him to the coveted post. “Telugu is the most spoken language after Hindi and there should be representation from Telangana at the national level in the form of Vice President,” he said.
He however clarified that a decision on the choice of Vice President would be taken by the All India Congress Committee and asserted that he would request the Congress leadership if need be in this regard. He alleged that the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government was scuttling opportunities of the OBCs as could be seen from the removal of Bandi Sanjay from the BJP State president post and Mr. Bandaru Dattareya who relinquished his post as Haryana Governor.
“Venkaiah Naidu, the Telugu face tipped to be the President, was sent back. The NDA government should do justice to backward classes by nominating Mr. Dattatreya to the Vice President’s post,” he said.
Replying to a query, he said the country was in danger as long as the BJP-led government was in power and it would continue to be so till the BJP was removed from power.
Published – July 23, 2025 06:57 pm IST