On Wednesday, the press information (PIB) rejected the rumors of social media, which indicate that Jagdeep Dhankhar’s official residence was sealed and was asked to release him immediately. The government agency categorically said that these claims are false. “The social media is widely said that the official residence of the vice -president has been sealed and the former vice president has been asked to release his stay immediately. These claims are false. Do not fall on misinformation. Always verify reports from official sources,” Pib said in an official statement.
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The clarification comes when Dhankhar resigned from the office of Vice President -the second of the Supreme Constitutional Office of the country -Monday. Only two days after Dhankhar’s unprecedented resignation, his family began to pack his belongings.
74 -year -old leader moved to the newly built Vice President on Church Road in April last year.
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The residence, which is part of the Central Vista Redevelopment project, has served as an official home and workplace in the last 15 months. Now that his term ended early due to “health problems”, the former vice president moved to a new government bungalow – most likely to accommodate VIII in Delhi Lutyens – usually assigned to higher ministers of trade unions and leaders of national parties.
“He (Jagdeep Dhankhar) will be offered bungalow type VIII in Lutyensov Dilli or in another area,” said the Ministry of the Ministry for the development of the city.
Dhankhar resigned from his post, who quoted health problems. On Tuesday, however, Congress claimed that the reasons for his resignation as a vice president went “much deeper” than the health problems.
There will soon be vice -presidential elections, because the Indian Election Commission (ECI) said it began to prepare preparations for the organization of the elections. ECI also said it began to create an election university for vice -presidential elections.
(Tagstotranslate) OM Birla
