Overview

• Jagdeep Dhankhar resigned as vice president on July 22, citing health concerns
• His office declined offers from Delhi Police to source armored replacements when switching to commercial vehicles
• The secretariat requested new bulletproof BMWs in February 2024 as two cars exceeded six years of service and a third neared its five-year limit
• The Ministry of Home Affairs formed a technical board of NSG and CRPF experts in June 2024 but did not advance procurement of new armored vehicles
• The Congress-led Opposition has dismissed Dhankhar’s health rationale and alleges undisclosed political motives for his abrupt exit