Gwalior, Sept. 10 -- Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Wednesday congratulated NDA candidate CP Radhakrishnan on his victory in the Vice Presidential election and said that the responsibility of taking the country forward while upholding the Constitution now rests on his shoulders.

"I congratulate C.P. Radhakrishnan ji for securing victory with an absolute majority...The responsibility of taking the country forward while following the Constitution is on his shoulders..." Scindia told ANI.

Earlier, Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday took a "conscience" swipe at the opposition over the probability of cross-voting by the INDIA bloc MPs in the recently concluded Vice Presidential election, where NDA candidat...