RANCHI, Aug. 31 -- Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren's arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) last year was a violation of constitutional norms, besides an infringement of his individual dignity, and all authorities involved in the process would be held responsible for it, B Sudershan Reddy, the Opposition candidate for vice-presidential polls, said on Saturday. Reddy was addressing a joint press conference with the Jharkhand chief minister at the latter's residence in Ranchi, following a meeting with Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha members of the JMM and the Congress. He sought their support in the election, scheduled on September 9. "Hemant Soren is sitting here with us due to the judicial process, which we all honour. However, what about his individual dignity, which is granted by the Constitution? The way he was treated, his dignity. Who is responsible? All constitutional authorities involved in the process would be held responsible for it. I see it as a violation of constitutional norms," said Reddy. "When such norms are violated, what happens to the trust and faith that is entrusted in the chief minister and his cabinet? We need to keep asking these questions in a democracy. The Constitution enshrines a majority government, but not a majoritarian government. No government could claim that it can legislate whatever it wishes to because they have the majority," he added. Reddy shot down the question of whether he thinks his opponent in the election, CP Radhakrishnan, was also responsible for Soren's arrest, saying he doesn't want to make it a contest between two individuals. The ruling NDA's vice-presidential candidate, Radhakrishnan, was the governor of Jharkhand when chief minister Hemant Soren was arrested by the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) on January 31, 2024, from Raj Bhavan, minutes after he resigned from the top post and handed over a letter of support to form the new government led by Champai Soren. Underlining the debate around the ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar, the former justice of the Supreme Court said that the first electoral rolls of the country were prepared in an "inclusive" manner, even when the constituent assembly was still to decide on the citizenship issue of the country. "Someone said in India, people became voters first and citizens later. The refugees were still trickling in when the constituent assembly was still deliberating on the finalisation of the Constitution. Still, an inclusive roll was prepared then, and not a single refugee."...