A day after Jagdeep Dhankhar stunned the political circles by resigning, citing health reasons, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday claimed that the 74-year-old is a healthy man and doing absolutely fine.
“I don’t want to make any comment about this. Let’s see what happens. He is a healthy man. I think his health is absolutely okay,” Banerjee said of Dhankhar, with whom she had frequent run-ins during his tenure as West Bengal Governor from 2019 to 2022.
On Monday night, Dhankhar, in a surprising move, resigned as the Vice President, citing health concerns. The move came after he chaired the first day of the Monsoon Session in Rajya Sabha, which saw disruptions and subsequent adjournment.
Even the harshest of his critics in the opposition, with whom Dhankhar had frequent run-ins during his tenure and even moved to impeach him, said there was more to it than it met the eye.
Slamming the BJP amid a row over Dhankhar’s resignation, Banerjee said, “First set your own house in order. Douse the fire inside your own house before you try to put it out elsewhere. Sort your own house first and no need to target Bengal.”
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