The place is Jagdeep Dhankhar, Kapil Sibal asks

Earlier at present, 9 August, the Rajasthan unit of the BJP expelled state spokesperson Krishna Kumar Janu for six years, citing his public criticism of the get together’s therapy of late Jammu & Kashmir governor Satyapal Malik —who handed away earlier this week at 79 after a chronic sickness — and former vice-president and Rajya Sabha chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar.

And about three hours in the past, impartial Rajya Sabha MP and famous lawyer Kapil Sibal tweeted the next: ‘Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar. Can we learn: The place is he? Is he secure? Why is he incommunicado? Amit Shah ji ought to know! He was our Vice President; the nation must be anxious!’

Conspiracy theories about Dhankhar have been flying thick and quick ever since his abrupt and unprecedented resignation as vice-president of India, which additionally took care of his de facto place as Rajya Sabha chairman. Most of these theories pooh pooh Dhankhar’s ‘resigning on well being grounds’ declare, and trace darkly at extra sinister potentialities, similar to his obvious — and rising — closeness to a number of Opposition MPs.

For a person whose obsequious devotion to the BJP typically and Prime Minister Narendra Modi particularly bordered on the craven, any breaking of ranks would in all probability be seen by the BJP nearly as good purpose besides him out, however his exit was unceremonious sufficient for a similar Opposition which moved a no-confidence movement in opposition to him in December 2024 to truly categorical concern at his elimination.

Specifically given the truth that the federal government didn’t even see it match to offer him a correct farewell, besides a chilly tweet from PM Modi wishing Dhankhar good well being and mentioning that he had had a number of alternatives to ‘serve the nation’.

In the meantime, Krishna Kumar Janu’s case brings to the fore the shoddy therapy meted out to a different BJP man-turned-vocal-critic of the federal government, Satyapal Malik. To the extent that not a single BJP chief visited him when he was ailing, nor condoled his passing. As a substitute, his residence was raided by the CBI throughout his remaining days.

Controversy arose after a purported video of Janu was broadly circulated on social media platforms, during which Janu was heard criticising senior BJP leaders over what he described because the “humiliating therapy” of Malik, who had served because the governor of a number of states and was as soon as the get together’s nationwide vice-president.

Janu additionally referred to Dhankhar’s exit, noting that each leaders are from the Jat group. He questioned MPs, MLAs, and different workplace bearers from the group working inside the BJP, asking how they might make certain comparable therapy wouldn’t be meted out to them. “Malik’s therapy can’t be justified. What the BJP is doing with mass leaders could be very unhappy,” he stated within the video, hinting at simmering anger inside the Jats, a robust BJP vote financial institution.

Malik created a large controversy after alleging that he was provided a bribe to clear recordsdata of two main tasks in Jammu and Kashmir and questioned the BJP-led Central authorities over points associated to farmers and the Pulwama terror assault, amongst others points.

Dhankhar, who was the controversial governor (learn BJP hatchet man) of West Bengal earlier than being appointed vice-president, can also be a distinguished political determine from Rajasthan. Following his abrupt exit, Opposition leaders claimed he was “compelled” to resign, provided that he had publicly spoken about his upcoming schedule, with no trace of unwell well being wherever.

BJP insiders reportedly stated Janu’s remarks had been seen as damaging to the get together’s picture and inner self-discipline. Nicely, Janu is not the one one making comparable remarks now.

With PTI inputs