Opposition’s No-Confidence Motion Against Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar Dismissed
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The Rajya Sabha deputy chairman ruled that the impeachment notice against Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar was an act of impropriety, being severely flawed and drawn in haste to mar his reputation
Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar (Photo: Sansad TV)
Rajya Sabha deputy chairman Harivansh on Thursday dismissed the no-confidence motion submitted by the opposition against Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar. He ruled that it was an act of impropriety, being severely flawed and drawn in haste to mar his reputation.
In his ruling, which was tabled in the House by Rajya Sabha secretary general PC Mody, Harivansh said the impeachment notice against Dhankhar was aimed at damaging the constitutional institution of the country and “deserves to be and is hereby dismissed”.
At least 60 opposition members had signed the notice on December 10, alleging that they did not have trust in him and that he was “biased”.
The deputy chairman ruled that the gravity of this “personally targeted” notice was bereft of facts and aimed at securing publicity. He held that it was a “misadventure” in “deliberate trivialising and demeaning” of the high constitutional office of the Vice President of the largest democracy.
He further said it was worrisome, particularly for the prestige of Parliament and its members, that the notice is replete with assertions only to malign the incumbent Vice President. He was entrusted to deal with the notice after Dhankhar recused himself from it.
After the dismissal of the no-confidence motion against Dhankhar, Congress general secretary incharge Jairam Ramesh accused Harivansh of taking “liberties with facts” in his ruling with reference to a press conference he held on December 12.
“The ruling given by the Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha today on the motion of no confidence in the Chairman submitted by INDIA parties contains a reference to some remarks made by me in a press conference held on Dec 12, 2024. This reference takes liberties with facts – to put it mildly,” he said in a post on X.
The ruling given by the Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha today on the motion of no confidence in the Chairman submitted by INDIA parties contains a reference to some remarks made by me in a press conference held on Dec 12, 2024. This reference takes liberties with facts – to… pic.twitter.com/2DFWa5z1V6— Jairam Ramesh (@Jairam_Ramesh) December 19, 2024
His social media post is about a letter he said he had written to Dhankhar on December 14, the contents of which the Rajya Sabha chairman agreed with and told him twice — on December 17 and 18 — to “bury” the letter and even apologised to him for it.
Ramesh alleged that the contents of the letter had been misrepresented in the deputy chairman’s ruling and there could “be only one source” for it. Hence, he was forced to make his letter written to Dhankhar public.
(With PTI inputs)
