Congress Dubs Dhankhar's Resignation a 'Political Exit Camouflaged as Constitutional Lie'

The Congress on Saturday described the resignation of Jagdeep Dhankhar as Vice President of India as a "political exit camouflaged as a constitutional lie" as it contended that the government was showing signs of insecurity over its inability to control the narrative on the impeachment motion against Justice Yashwant Varma.

- STATESMAN NEWS SERVICE

Countering Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju's claim that no impeachment motion was admitted in the Rajya Sabha, other than the one admitted in the Lok Sabha, Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi asked on Saturday: "Did the Chairman not clearly make the Opposition motion a property of the House when he inquired from the Law Minister about the admission of a separate motion in Lok Sabha?"

He said Mr Dhankhar wanted both Houses to join on the issue, and that perhaps that is linked to his sudden resignation and silence.

"We believe that Dhankhar's resignation is a political exit camouflaged as a constitutional lie," he said.