Ranchi: The ruling coalition alliance in Jharkhand on Tuesday demanded that the Narendra Modi-led govt at the Centre come clean before the nation on the circumstances leading to the sudden and premature resignation of Jagdeep Dhankhar from the post of Vice-President on Monday, the beginning of the Monsoon Session of Parliament. Hitting out at BJP, the JMM-Congress-RJD gathbandhan govt alleged that the development was no less than a direct attack on Parliament and its virtues. BJP has, however, remained silent over the issue.JMM central general secretary Supriyo Bhattacharjee said, “BJP must answer why he (Dhankhar) was made to resign?”He said as Parliament’s session began from Monday, it was natural for everyone to expect that the discussion should be on the Army’s valour and the Operation Sindoor that brought Pakistan to its knees would be the biggest priority of the govt.“However, the govt wanted discussions on privatisation of ports as it is eager to sell them to Modiji’s friend (the Adani group). As the custodian of the Rajya Sabha and a true leader from the Jat community, Dhankhar ji wanted to hold a discussion on Op Sindoor. But as BJP president and Rajya Sabha MP J P Nadda was forcing him on the floor of the house to only take his comments on record and not those of others from the Opposition camp, this led to chaos in the house,” he added. “For the first time in history, govt MPs boycotted the business advisory committee meet convened by Dhankhar. In the night, he suddenly tendered resignations to resolve the issues. BJP needs to answer to these allegations,” he further said.Congress’s state spokesperson Rakesh Sinha added that everyone respects Dhankharji if his resignation was genuinely related to his health concerns. “But the truth is that there are deeper reasons than a health cover up. PM and his party must answer to the nation with these reasons,” he added.RJD’s state general secretary and media in-charge Kailash Yadav added, “This is another testimony to Modi govt’s attempts to thwart all democratic institutions, including Parliament now.”Opposition BJP here, however, maintained a strategic silence. A spokesperson said, “Dhankhar ji has already said that he is stepping down due to health concerns. The President of India has approved it, and the PM has issued a statement praying for his good health.”
