"Jagdeep Dhankhar was forced to resign by the Prime Minister and other Cabinet ministers. He was threatened that if he didn't resign before 9 pm on that day, an impeachment motion would be brought against him. This is a pressure tactic by the PM and other Cabinet ministers. Earlier, one Elec
According to an official press note from the ECI, the schedule for the Vice-Presidential election will be announced soon after the completion of preparatory formalities.
Congress leader Supriya Shrinate raised questions over the resignation of Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, stating that the circumstances surrounding his departure remain unclear and that the country wants answers.
In a post on social media platform X, Gogoi wrote, "The dignity of a Constitutional post should be maintained both in it's role of a Presiding Officer and in it's resignation. PM Modi's tweet has revealed the political nature of the resignation."
AAP Delhi President Saurabh Bhardwaj has expressed skepticism over the sudden resignation of Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, hinting that there might be more to the story than meets the eye.
Congress MP Manish Tewari commented on the resignation of Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar on Tuesday, calling the last 15 hours eventful, adding that the resignation was accepted in haste.
The vacant post of Vice President is to be filled "as soon as possible" with the constitutional norms not mentioning a specific time frame, government sources said on Tuesday.
"Dhankhar ji is a man of great integrity, intellect, ability, and his legal acumen is brilliant, and a man of high political acumen, political wisdom. We have to see it from the right perspective; there is no need to look at it from another perspective, which the Congress is looking at", Kal
Speaking exclusively to ANI, Tejashwi Yadav questioned whether the resignation was voluntary or forced, highlighting that if health issues were the reason, Dhankhar could have stepped down before the session began.