The Vice President made these remarks while speaking at the Golden Jubilee celebrations of Kumaun University in Uttarakhand's Nainital, where he was present as the Chief Guest.
"Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar today planted a tree in the memory of his late mother Smt. Kesari Devi and late father Shri Gokal Chand in the campus of LN Mishra College of Business Management, Muzaffarpur, Bihar," read a post by the Vice President.
During an interactive session, Vice President Dhankhar highlighted the importance of sustainable development and said that the concept had deep roots in Indian tradition.
The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, carrying 242 people, including 12 crew members, crashed shortly after it took off from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport on Thursday afternoon. The aircraft reportedly crashed into a doctors' hostel near the airport perimeter.
Speaking at the event, the Vice President said, "Boys and girls like you must initiate farming families into marketing of their produce. Rural youth from the farming community must be trained here to be entrepreneurs and agripreneurs. Their army must rise: this economy is vast, immense, and
Expressing deep sorrow over the incident, CM Siddaramaiah said, "11 died and 33 were injured in the stampede. This tragedy should not have happened. The government expresses deep sorrow over this incident."
The Chair was initiated after the first vice president, Dr S Radhakrishnan, who later became the president. It was initiated by the Rajya Sabha in the year 2009 with the objective of promoting research on different aspects of Parliamentary democracy in India.
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar inaugurated the statues of Acharya Charaka and Sage Susruta installed at Raj Bhavan, Goa, on Thursday. State Governor PS Sreedharan Pillai and Chief Minister Pramod Sawant were present.
"When India responded to Pakistan's terrorist misadventure at Pahalgam on April 22, you were on high alert, alongside our Navy and other services. The precise strikes on terror bases in Muridke and Bahawalpur sent a global message: Terrorism will no longer go unpunished," Dhankar said whi
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar said protocol must be respected, citing Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud's recent remarks. Speaking at a book launch, Dhankhar called himself "a sufferer" and welcomed the judiciary's stand on the issue.