PRESIDENT Droupadi Murmu accepted the resignation of Jagdeep Dhankhar from the post of Vice President of India on Tuesday. The letter has been forwarded to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), and soon an official notification will be issued. This was announced during the Rajya Sabha proceedings, when BJP MP Ghanshyam Tiwari, who was in the Chair, said that Dhankhar’s resignation as the Vice President has been accepted. Tiwari also said that the Ministry of Home Affairs has “conveyed resignation of Vice President of India Jagdeep Dhankhar under Article 67A of the Constitution with immediate effect”. Earlier, Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended good wishes to Dhankhar. The PM wrote 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 PM’s post came at a time when the Opposition has been raising questions about Dhankhar’s sudden resignation. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday wished Jagdeep Dhankhar, who has resigned as Vice President on health grounds, good health, and said he got many opportunities to serve the country in various capacities. He said 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.” Jagdeep Dhankhar’s resignation has triggered the constitutional process to elect a new Vice President of India, say experts. Since the Vice President also serves as the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha, the post cannot remain vacant for long, according to the experts.