New Delhi, Mar 18 (PTI) Congress leader Jairam Ramesh took a swipe at the government in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday, saying while a farewell function for MPs retiring in the next three months was held, sadly there has been no such function for former chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar who was “compulsorily retired”.
After retiring members gave their farewell speeches and other members lauded their contribution, Ramesh got up to say that even though those retiring are getting their farewell, former chairman Dhankhar has not.
Speaking in the Rajya Sabha at the end of the biennial farewell to retiring MPs, Ramesh said, “We have been having this farewell function for six hours now. I have one simple and direct question to the (parliamentary affairs) minister. We have given farewell functions to many MPs. I want to ask, when will you give farewell to the former chairman?”.
“You got him compulsory retired. But why are you not doing his farewell function?,” Ramesh asked.
Later, in a post on X, Ramesh said, “Today the Rajya Sabha had a farewell function for MPs retiring in the next three months. It lasted almost 6 hours, with the PM attending for about an hour.” “Sadly, even after 8 months, there has been no farewell function for the former Vice President and Chairman of the Rajya Sabha Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar, who was compulsorily retired on July 21, 2025,” the Congress leader said.
The Congress has alleged earlier that Dhankhar was “forced to quit” as the Modi government did not approve of his voice in support of farmers. PTI AKV ASK ASK SKC KVK KVK KVK
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