Bengaluru, Aug. 30 -- Union Minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday criticised the retired judges who had raised objections over Union Minister Amit Shah's remarks against opposition vice presidential candidate B Sudershan Reddy over the 2011 Salwa Judum judgement.

Speaking to the reporters in Bengaluru, Rijiju accused the retired judges of running a "signature campaign" against Home Minister Shah.

The Union Minister said, "Vice Presidential election procedure is taking place. A few days back, a few retired judges ran a signature campaign and made comments against the Home Minister. They have written against the Home Minister. This is not right...This is Vice Presidential election. Why do retired judges want to get into it? This makes it seem...