Jagdeep Dhankhar Resignation: Dhankhar broke protocol to meet the President; he had to wait for half an hour

Posted on 24th Jul 2025 by rohit kumar

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar broke protocol and submitted his resignation to President Draupadi Murmu. Dhankhar arrived without prior information and had to wait for half an hour in Rashtrapati Bhavan. After resigning, Dhankhar went straight to vacate his official residence.

 

Now that he has resigned from the post of Vice President, many stories of uncomfortable situations between the government and him are coming to the fore. In these, many incidents are being mentioned, such as his insistence on holding a meeting with US Vice President JD Vance, who came to India in April, and his reprimanding Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan on a public platform on the issue of farmers. According to sources in Rashtrapati Bhavan, Dhankhar suddenly reached Rashtrapati Bhavan at around 8:30 pm on Monday. He had not taken time to meet the President. There was an atmosphere of chaos due to his sudden arrival there. The officials immediately informed the President about this. In such a situation, he had to wait about half an hour to meet the President. In this meeting, Dhankhar immediately submitted his resignation to the President, and before anyone could understand anything, he made the information public on social media.

 

The discomfort with the government started last year.

The uncomfortable situation between the government and Dhankhar started in December last year when he opposed the government policy on the farmers' movement on a public platform. In the presence of Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan, he targeted the central government. Then he said, Agriculture Minister, every moment of yours is heavy. Tell me, did the government make any promise to the farmers? If it was made, why was it not fulfilled? It would be your big mistake to see the farmers' movement in a limited way, because the farmers who are not on the road are also worried.

 

There is still suspense over the reasons for resignation.

 

However, there is still suspense over why Dhankhar suddenly resigned and why he made his resignation public through social media. On Tuesday, sources close to him said that he has resigned due to health reasons. After the resignation, a round of speculations started.

 

The opposition alleged that the resignation happened under pressure from the government, so Prime Minister Narendra Modi wished Dhankhar good health through social media 15 hours after the incident, so that the message does not go out that Dhankhar resigned under any pressure.

 

The impeachment process can start in Lok Sabha.

 

According to sources, now the acting chairman, Harivansh will take a decision on the impeachment notice in Rajya Sabha. Since 152 MPs from all parties in Lok Sabha have given notice to this effect. In such a situation, the government can move forward with the impeachment process in the lower house. However, it will be interesting to see what will be the stand of the opposition now. If the process starts in Rajya Sabha, then the opposition will take all the credit in this matter.