‘Kisan Putra’ Jagdeep Dhankhar: From Mamata’s Bete Noire To Vice-President’s Chair
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Jagdeep Dhankhar resigned as Vice-President as a result of well being causes, prioritizing healthcare. He assumed workplace in August 2022 and was identified for his clashes with Mamata Banerjee.
Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar conducts proceedings within the Home in the course of the first day of the monsoon session of Parliament, in New Delhi on July 21. (Picture: Sansad TV/PTI)
A day after Jagdeep Dhankhar known as for bonhomie and mutual respect amongst political events, he stepped down from the put up of Vice-President citing well being causes.
Solely 4 months in the past in March, the 74-year-old Dhankhar had been admitted to the AIIMS Delhi after experiencing uneasiness and chest ache. In his resignation letter to President Droupadi Murmu, he mentioned he needs to “prioritise healthcare and abide by medical recommendation”.
Dhankhar assumed the esteemed workplace in August 2022 when he was the West Bengal governor, and is greatest remembered for his frequent run-ins with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. Described as kisan putra by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, he was the NDA’s candidate and beat opposition choose Margaret Alva to change into the second chief from Rajasthan after Bhairon Singh Shekhawat to succeed in the excessive workplace.
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