Overview
- Jagdeep Dhankhar resigned as vice president late on July 21 with immediate effect, citing medical reasons in a letter to President Droupadi Murmu.
- The Congress says Dhankhar has been silent for 100 days since stepping down and criticizes the government for not holding the customary farewell function.
- Opposition leaders contend the causes of his resignation are deeper than health concerns and demand an official clarification from the government.
- Dhankhar took office in August 2022 and, as Rajya Sabha chairman, faced an unprecedented impeachment motion that Deputy Chairman Harivansh later rejected.
- Chandrapuram P. Radhakrishnan was sworn in as the 15th vice president on September 12, with reports noting Dhankhar’s attendance as his first public appearance since resigning.