Congress normal secretary in-charge communications #Jairam Ramesh mentioned Mr. Dhankhar chaired the Business Advisory Committee of the #Rajya Sabha at 12.30 p.m. on Monday (July 21, 2025).
“Yesterday, Shri #Jagdeep Dhankar chaired the Business Advisory Committee of the #Rajya Sabha at 12:30 p.m. It was attended by most members, together with Leader of the House JP Nadda and the Minister of Parliamentary Affairs #Kiren Rijiju. After some dialogue, the BAC determined to satisfy once more at 4:30 p.m.,” he identified in a submit on X.
“It was attended by most members, together with Leader of the House JP Nadda and the Minister of Parliamentary Affairs #Kiren Rijiju. After some dialogue, the BAC determined to satisfy once more at 4:30 PM,” he identified in a submit on X.
Mr. Ramesh mentioned. “At 4:30 p.m., the BAC reassembled underneath the chairmanship of Shri #Jagdeep Dhankar. It waited for Shri Nadda and Shri Rijiju to reach. They by no means got here. Shri #Jagdeep Dhankar was not personally knowledgeable that the 2 senior Ministers weren’t attending. Rightly he took umbrage and rescheduled the BAC for right now at 1 p.m.”.
So one thing very critical occurred yesterday between 1 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. to account for the deliberate absence of Shri Nadda and Shri Rijiju from the second BAC yesterday., he mentioned in a submit on Tuesday (July 22, 2025).
“Now in a really unprecedented transfer, Shri #Jagdeep Dhankar has resigned. He has given well being causes for doing so. Those must be revered. But it’s also a indisputable fact that there are far deeper causes for his resignation,” Mr. Ramesh claimed.
— #Jairam Ramesh (@Jairam_Ramesh) July 22, 2025
Mr. Ramesh mentioned “While all the time lauding post-2014 India, he spoke fearlessly for the welfare of farmers, forcefully in opposition to what he known as ‘ahankar’ in public life, and strongly on judicial accountability and restraint. To the extent attainable underneath the present G2 ruling regime, he tried to accommodate the Opposition. He was a stickler for norms, proprieties, and protocol, which he believed have been being constantly disregarded in each his capacities.”
Vice-President #Jagdeep Dhankhar resigned on July 21, 2025, citing medical points. | Video Credit: The Hindu
“Shri #Jagdeep Dhankar’s resignation speaks extremely of him. It additionally speaks poorly of those that had bought him elected as Vice President within the first occasion.,” he mentioned.
The Opposition on Monday (July 21, 2025) raised questions over Mr. Dhankhar’s sudden resignation because the Vice-President, with the Congress saying that clearly, there’s “far more to his totally unexpected resignation than meets the eye”.
The Congress additionally urged #Prime Minister #Narendra Modi to persuade Mr. Dhankhar to vary his thoughts.
In a sudden transfer, Mr. Dhankhar resigned from his submit on Monday (July 21, 2025) night, citing medical causes. He despatched his resignation to President #Droupadi Murmu and mentioned he’s stepping down with rapid impact.
“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,” Mr. Ramesh mentioned in a submit on X on Monday (July 21, 2025) night time.
“No doubt Mr Dhankhar has to present topmost precedence to his well being. But clearly there’s way more to his completely sudden resignation than meets the attention,” he had mentioned. This is just not the time for hypothesis although, Mr. Ramesh added.
Mr. Dhankhar took each the federal government and the Opposition to job in equal measure, he mentioned.
“He had fastened a gathering of the Business Advisory Committee tomorrow at 1 PM. He was additionally to make some main bulletins associated to the judiciary tomorrow,” Mr. Ramesh had mentioned.
“We want him the most effective of well being but in addition request him to rethink his resolution. We additionally count on the #Prime Minister to get Mr Dhankhar to vary his thoughts. This can be within the nation’s curiosity,” the Congress chief mentioned.
The farming neighborhood, specifically, can be enormously relieved if Mr. Dhankhar modified his thoughts, he added.
Mr. Dhankhar, 74, assumed workplace in August 2022 and his tenure was until 2027.
He can also be the Chairman of the #Rajya Sabha and his resignation got here on the primary day of the Monsoon Session of Parliament.
Mr. Dhankhar had lately undergone angioplasty on the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi.
In his eventful tenure because the #Rajya Sabha chairman, Mr. Dhankhar had a number of run-ins with the Opposition, which had additionally moved a movement to question him.
The movement, the primary time ever in unbiased India to take away a Vice-President, was later rejected by #Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh.
(With inputs from PTI)
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