‘Kisanputra denied farewell’: Congress questions Jagdeep Dhankhar’s abrupt resignation, slams PM Modi’s ‘non-post’ | India News

PM Modi, Jagdeep Dhankhar (C) and Jairam Ramesh (R)

NEW DELHI: The Congress social gathering on Tuesday questioned Jagdeep Dhankhar’s sudden resignation from the Vice President publish, saying the explanations are “far deeper” than the well being issues he talked about in his letter to President Droupadi Murmu.The grand outdated social gathering additionally criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s transient message on social media, calling it a “non-post” that solely provides to the thriller surrounding the abrupt choice.Congress basic secretary Jairam Ramesh mentioned in his publish on X, “PM’s non-post on X regarding Shri Jagdeep Dhankar’s forced resignation has only added to the mystery of his abrupt exit. Surely the PM could have been a bit more gracious — he is, after all, the supreme master of hypocrisy.”He added, “The kisanputra is being denied even a dignified farewell.”Prime Minister Modi had earlier posted on X: “Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar Ji has got many opportunities to serve our country in various capacities, including as the Vice President of India. Wishing him good health.”The Congress additionally urged the federal government to come back ahead with a full clarification for the resignation.Rajya Sabha MP Vivek Tankha expressed shock, saying Dhankhar appeared cheerful whereas presiding over the House only a day earlier. “While presiding over Rajya Sabha yesterday he was his good jolly self!! Did the way he proactively handled the 2 impeachment motions (Justice Yadav & Verma) yesterday the last straw!!” he posted on X.Later, talking to reporters, Tankha added, “It’s very unexpected. It shouldn’t have happened the way it has happened. There is an issue because he is healthy. He was in a jovial mood. However, something happened in the afternoon. Ministers didn’t appear for his meeting. He might have felt insulted.”Congress basic secretary Ok C Venugopal additionally mentioned the federal government should clarify why the vice chairman all of a sudden stepped down.Jairam Ramesh additional defined that Dhankhar chaired the Business Advisory Committee (BAC) of the Rajya Sabha at 12:30 PM on Monday, which was attended by a number of members, together with Union ministers J P Nadda and Kiren Rijiju.However, when the BAC reassembled at 4:30 PM underneath Dhankhar’s chairmanship, each Nadda and Rijiju had been absent. “It waited for Shri Nadda and Shri Rijiju to arrive. They never came. Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar was not personally informed that the two senior Ministers were not attending. Rightly he took umbrage and rescheduled the BAC for today at 1 PM,” Ramesh posted.“So something very serious happened yesterday between 1pm and 4:30pm to account for the deliberate absence of Nadda and Rijiju from the second BAC,” he added.Ramesh mentioned Dhankhar’s choice to resign was unprecedented. “Now in a truly unprecedented move, Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar has resigned. He has given health reasons for doing so. Those should be respected. But it is also a fact that there are far deeper reasons for his resignation.”He additionally praised Dhankhar for standing up on key points. “While always lauding the post-2014 India, he spoke fearlessly for the welfare of farmers, forcefully against what he called ‘ahankar (arrogance)’ in public life, and strongly on judicial accountability and restraint,” Ramesh mentioned.“To the extent possible under the current G2 ruling regime, he tried to accommodate the Opposition. He was a stickler for norms, proprieties, and protocol, which he believed were being consistently disregarded in both his capacities,” he added.“Jagdeep Dhankar’s resignation speaks highly of him. It also speaks poorly of those who had got him elected as vice president in the first instance,” Ramesh mentioned.The Congress had earlier appealed to Prime Minister Modi to persuade Dhankhar to rethink. “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,” Ramesh mentioned.He added that farmers particularly could be relieved if Dhankhar determined to remain on.Dhankhar, 74, took workplace as vice chairman in August 2022 and had over two years remaining in his time period. He submitted his resignation to President Droupadi Murmu on Monday night, citing well being causes and stepping down with speedy impact.Ramesh, who was with him earlier within the day, mentioned in a publish on Monday night time, “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 and had spoken to him over the phone at 7:30 PM.”“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 mentioned, whereas including that this was not the time for hypothesis.He additionally revealed that Dhankhar had referred to as for a BAC assembly at 1 PM on Tuesday and was anticipated to make main bulletins associated to the judiciary.