{"id":89495,"date":"2025-07-22T00:34:55","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T19:04:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/?p=89495"},"modified":"2025-07-22T00:34:55","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T19:04:55","slug":"jagdeep-dhankhar-resigns-as-vice-president-of-india-cites-health-reasons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/22\/jagdeep-dhankhar-resigns-as-vice-president-of-india-cites-health-reasons\/","title":{"rendered":"Jagdeep Dhankhar Resigns as Vice President of India, Cites Health Reasons"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p><strong>Submits Resignation to President Droupadi Murmu; Expresses Gratitude to PM, Council of Ministers<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>New Delhi, July 21 (JKNS): Vice President of India Jagdeep Dhankhar on Monday formally resigned from his post, citing health concerns and medical advice as the reason behind his decision.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In a letter addressed to President Droupadi Murmu as per news agency JKNS, Dhankhar announced that his resignation takes immediate effect under Article 67(a) of the Constitution of India.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In his emotional farewell note, Dhankhar expressed deep gratitude to the President for her \u201cunwavering support and the soothing, wonderful working relationship\u201d shared during his tenure. He also thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Union Council of Ministers, calling their support \u201cinvaluable\u201d and stating that he had learned immensely during his time in office.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe warmth, trust, and affection I have received from all the Hon&#8217;ble Members of Parliament would ever be cherished and embedded in my memory,\u201d Dhankhar wrote, reflecting on his journey in public service.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Calling it a privilege to have witnessed India\u2019s exponential growth and transformative development, Dhankhar said he leaves the office with pride in Bharat\u2019s global rise and unwavering confidence in the nation&#8217;s future. He also thanked the Parliament for the experiences and insights gained as Vice President, terming it a \u201ctrue honor\u201d to have served during this pivotal period in India&#8217;s history.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Dhankhar signed off his resignation with \u201cdeepest respect and gratitude,\u201d marking the end of his tenure in one of the country\u2019s highest constitutional posts. (JKNS)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Submits Resignation to President Droupadi Murmu; Expresses Gratitude to PM, Council of Ministers &nbsp; New Delhi, July 21 (JKNS): Vice President of India Jagdeep Dhankhar on Monday formally resigned from his post, citing health concerns and medical advice as the reason behind his decision. &nbsp; In a letter addressed to President Droupadi Murmu as per [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":89496,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-89495","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-india"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89495","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=89495"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89495\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":89497,"href":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89495\/revisions\/89497"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/89496"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=89495"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=89495"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=89495"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}