Jagdeep Dhankhar has eroded the stature of the position, which was once occupied by stalwarts like Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, Zakir Hussain, Gopal Swarup Pathak, M Hidayatullah, and K R Narayanan
The fallout of the Opposition’s unprecedented move to bring a resolution for the removal of Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar has undermined the dignity of the constitutional office of Vice President.
The government has done little to resolve the issue by seeking a compromise through dialogue and discussion with the Opposition. With all channels of communication between the Treasury benches and the Opposition broken, the Opposition’s criticism has become confined to what will be at best a symbolic censure given time constraints and its lack of adequate strength in the Rajya Sabha and the Lok Sabha.
Maintaining effective communication with the Opposition benches is the job of the Minister of Parliamentary Affairs. Kiren Rijiju, is a personable individual but has clearly not got a mandate from above to initiate reconciliatory processes. He has been reduced to siding with the vice president to deride the Opposition. The ruling party has in effect shown little concern for the dignity of the high constitutional office by focusing on attributes of the individual occupying the post…
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