Union Home Minister Amit Shah has reacted for the first time to the increasing speculation about the resignation of former Vice President of the country Jagdeep Dhankhar. He said on Monday (August 25, 2025) that Jagdeep Dhankhar has resigned due to health reasons. Along with this, the Home Minister also rejected the claims of the opposition that he is under house arrest.
In an interview to news agency ANI, the Home Minister said, ‘Dhankhar Saheb’s resignation is clear in itself. He has cited health reasons for his resignation. He has also expressed his heartfelt gratitude to the Prime Minister and other ministers and members of the government for his good tenure.

Are Jagdeep Dhankhar under house arrest? Amit Shah replied

When Amit Shah was asked about the claims of arrest in Jagdeep Dhankhar’s house by the opposition, he said that the explanation of truth and lies should not depend only on the statements of the opposition and he warned against the uproar over the resignation of the former Vice President.

Shah said, ‘It seems that your interpretation of truth and lies is based on the statements of the opposition. We should not raise all this. Jagdeep Dhankhar was in a constitutional post and he discharged his duties according to the Constitution. He resigned for personal health reasons. This issue should not be discussed much.

Opposition raised questions on the silence of Jagdeep Dhankhar
This statement of Home Minister Amit Shah has come from the opposition’s sudden resignation of Jagdeep Dhankhar, which claimed that the government has silenced Dhankar. Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh said that this is the first time in the history of the country that along with the resignation of a Vice President, it has also been said to silence him.

What did Rahul Gandhi say on the resignation of Jagdeep Dhankhar?

Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi also criticized the Central Government for the resignation of Jagdeep Dhankhar. Rahul Gandhi said on August 20, ‘We are going back in the medieval period when the king could remove anyone on his own will. There is no concept of what the elected person is. He does not like your face, so he asks the ED to register a case and then a democratically elected person is removed within 30 days. Also, do not forget why we are choosing a new Vice President. Yesterday I was talking to someone and I said, you know, where did the old Vice President go? ‘
Jagdeep Dhankar resigns on 21 July

Jagdeep Dhankhar resigned as Vice President on the first day of the monsoon session of Parliament on 21 July. He had said his letter to President Draupadi Murmu said that he wants to give priority to his health and to follow the advice of doctors. After the resignation of Jagdeep Dhankhar, Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh Narayan presided over the proceedings of the Upper House.