Dhankhar sahab resigned due to health issues, says Amit Shah; rejects ‘house arrest' claims by Opposition

Amid growing speculation over former vice president Jagdeep Dhankhar's resignation, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday said Dhankhar resigned due to health issues and dismissed the opposition's claims that he was under "house arrest".

In an interview with ANI, Shah said, "Dhankhar Sahab's resignation letter is clear in itself. He has cited health reasons for his resignation. He has also expressed heartfelt gratitude to the Prime Minister and other ministers and government members for his good tenure."

When asked about Dhankhar being under "house arrest", as claimed by certain opposition leaders, Shah said the interpretation of truth and lies should not rely solely on opposition statements and warned against making a fuss over the former VP's resignation.

"It seems like your interpretation of truth and lies is based on what the opposition has to say. We shouldn't make a fuss out of all this. Dhankhar held a constitutional post and discharged his duties as per the Constitution. He resigned due to health reasons. One should not deliberate much on it," Shah said.
he remarks come after opposition leaders raised questions about the sudden resignation, claiming Dhankhar had been "silenced" by the government. Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said it was the first time in the country's history that a vice president's resignation was accompanied by what he described as "silencing".

Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi also criticised the centre, questioning Dhankhar's whereabouts and accusing the ruling BJP of taking the country back to "medieval times".
"We are going back to medieval times when the king could just remove anybody at will. There's no concept of what an elected person is. He doesn't like your face, so he tells the ED to put a case, and then a democratically elected person is wiped out within 30 days. Also, let's not forget why we are electing a new vice president. Just yesterday I was having a conversation with somebody and I said, you know, where is the old vice president gone?," Gandhi said in a press conference on August 20.