Exit Mystery

A major controversy has erupted after the sudden resignation of Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, tendered hours after he had attended the proceedings of the first day of the Monsoon Session of the Rajya Sabha, of which he was the Chairman, on 21 July.

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The government itself is to blame for this unseemly development. The official reason given out by Dhankhar himself for the resignation — his health problems - does not wash easily. Statements made by some RS members, who attended the session, suggest the Vice President did not show any signs of being so ill that he had to put in his papers immediately late in the evening. Coupled with this the fact that he still had two more years before his tenure was to come to an end gives enough room for speculation, as several Opposition parties are doing, that there is more than meets the eye. Of course, there is no definite and easy clue to what “more” could imply in this situation. He had recently said he would complete his tenure at the right time.