Enduring Such Insults: PM Modi Dials VP Jagdeep Dhankar After TMC MP Mocked Him

NEW DELHI: On Wednesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed his disappointment to Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar regarding the conduct of certain Members of Parliament within the Parliament complex.

This came in the aftermath of Trinamool Congress leader Kalyan Banerjee’s mocking imitation of Dhankhar during the opposition’s protest on Parliament stairs the previous day.

The MPs were protesting their suspension, drawing strong criticism from the ruling BJP. Vice President Dhankhar, speaking to X, relayed that he had received a phone call from Prime Minister Modi, who conveyed his distress over the “abject theatrics” of some MPs within the sacred Parliament complex.

In response, Dhankhar assured the Prime Minister that such incidents would not deter him from fulfilling his duty.

He conveyed, “Mr. Prime Minister, the antics of a few won’t prevent me from performing my duty and upholding the principles enshrined in our Constitution. I am committed to those values from the bottom of my heart. None of the insults will make me change my path.”

Subsequently, President Droupadi Murmu expressed her dismay at the humiliation faced by the Vice President in the Parliament complex.

In an X post, she emphasized that elected representatives should be free to express themselves but within the norms of dignity and courtesy.

Later, Dhankhar, in his address to the Rajya Sabha, conveyed his personal hurt over the targeting of his farmer and Jat backgrounds during the protests.

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