Overview

• On August 9, Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal publicly urged Home Minister Amit Shah to confirm Dhankhar’s location and hinted that the opposition may file a habeas corpus petition if no information is provided.
• In a letter dated August 10, Shiv Sena-UBT MP Sanjay Raut told Amit Shah that repeated attempts to reach Dhankhar by phone and at his residence went unanswered, raising concerns about possible confinement.
• Raut said several opposition MPs are preparing a habeas corpus writ petition to compel authorities to produce Dhankhar in court if the Home Ministry remains silent.
• The Election Commission is finalizing arrangements for a vice-presidential poll in September to fill the vacancy left by Dhankhar’s mid-term resignation on July 21.
• The BJP’s Rajasthan unit expelled spokesperson Krishna Kumar Janu for six years after he publicly criticised the party’s treatment of Dhankhar and other leaders.