Opposition has raised questions over Jagdeep Dhankhar’s sudden resignation as the vice president, with the Congress saying that clearly, there is “far more to his totally unexpected resignation than meets the eye”.
According to PTI, The Congress also urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to convince Dhankhar to change his mind.
In a sudden move, Dhankhar resigned from his post on Monday evening, citing medical reasons.
He has sent his resignation to President Droupadi Murmu and said he is stepping down with immediate effect.
“The sudden resignation of the Vice President and Chairman of the Rajya Sabha is as shocking as it is inexplicable. I was with him alongside a number of other MPs till around 5 pm today (Monday) and had spoken to him over the phone at 7:30 pm,” Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh said in a post on X.
“No doubt Mr Dhankhar has to give topmost priority to his health. But clearly there is far more to his totally unexpected resignation than meets the eye,” he said.
This is not the time for speculation though, Ramesh added.
Dhankhar took both the government and the opposition to task in equal measure, he said.
“He had fixed a meeting of the Business Advisory Committee tomorrow at 1 PM. He was also to make some major announcements related to the judiciary tomorrow,” Ramesh said.
“We wish him the best of health but also request him to reconsider his decision. We also expect the Prime Minister to get Mr Dhankhar to change his mind. This will be in the nation’s interest,” the Congress leader said.
The farming community, in particular, will be greatly relieved if Dhankhar changed his mind, he added.
Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram noted that Dhankhar has resigned citing “medical reasons”, and wished him good health and a long life.
Communist Party of India (CPI) MP P Sandosh Kumar said the development is quite unexpected and “we don’t know what the reasons are”.
