India, Aug. 23 -- INDIA bloc vice presidential nominee and former Supreme Court judge B Sudershan Reddy on Saturday responded to home minister Amit Shah's criticism of the Salwa Judum ruling, clarifying that the judgment was delivered by the Supreme Court and not by him personally.

Speaking to news agency PTI, Reddy said, "Judgement on Salwa Judum was Supreme Court's, not mine. I do not wish to join issue with Home Minister."

He added that "there must be decency in debate" and stressed that the upcoming vice presidential election was "not a contest between two individuals, but two different ideologies."

A day earlier, Shah had targeted the INDIA bloc's candidate, alleging that Reddy's ruling on Salwa Judum had strengthened Left-wing ex...