Jagdeep Dhankhar

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  "If Illegal Migrants Are In Millions...": Veep Raises Concerns On "Demographic Disruption"

  Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Tuesday said "demographic disruption" is emerging as a serious threat to nationalism, and called for united efforts against attempts to change "organic demography" through allurement and temptation.

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  President, PM, Home Minister Likely To Attend Maha Kumbh: Yogi Adityanath

  Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday said President Droupadi Murmu, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah are also likely to attend the Maha Kumbh Mela.

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  Need To Neutralise Religious Conversions Through Allurement: Vice President

  Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Wednesday expressed concerns over religious conversions through allurements, terming it antithetical to constitutional essence and spirit and stressed the need to rebuff, resist and neutralise such designs.

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  Pained That No One Claimed Cash Found In Rajya Sabha Chamber: Vice President

  Vice President and Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar expressed pain on Monday over the fact that no member of Parliament has come forward to claim a wad of currency notes found in the Rajya Sabha chamber last month.

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  Do Away With VIP Culture In Temples: Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar

  Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar said on Tuesday that we should do away with the VIP culture, particularly in temples, as the very idea of VIP darshan militates against divinity.

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  "Reference To Sanatan Evokes Reaction Beyond Comprehension": Vice President

  Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Friday lamented that reference to Sanatan and Hindu in India evokes baffling reaction from "misguided" people.

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  'Dialogue Only Way To Resolve Problems In A Democracy': Jagdeep Dhankhar

  Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Wednesday stressed on the need for citizens to adopt a "nation first" mindset to counteract forces, both internal and external, that struggle to accept India's rapid progress.

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  "Vegetable Knife For Bypass Surgery": Jagdeep Dhankhar On No-Trust Motion

  "Never use a vegetable-cutting knife for bypass surgery" - Rajya Sabha Chairperson Jagdeep Dhankhar declared Tuesday, in his first comments since the opposition's motion of no-confidence in his stewardship of the Upper House was junked.

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  "The Spectacle I Witnessed...": Rajya Sabha Chairman After Chaotic Session

  Days after MPs clashed outside parliament over Amit Shah's alleged 'insulting' remarks against BR Ambedkar, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar today stressed that parliamentarians should be held accountable.

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  Jagdeep Dhankhar Spoke For 30% Of Time In Rajya Sabha: Derek O'Brien

  Amid the opposition's charge that Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar does not allow them to speak, TMC Parliamentary Party Leader Derek O'Brien on Friday alleged that the Rajya Sabha chairman spoke for around 30% of the time the Upper House functioned.

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  "World Watching Us": Jagdeep Dhankhar On Chaotic Parliament Session

  Parliament's winter session - its final week roiled by protests by MPs over Amit Shah's "Ambedkar is the fashion" remark and fractious debates over the 'one nation, one election' push - concluded Friday, with a stern message from Rajya Sabha Chair.

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  Opposition's No Trust Move Against Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar Rejected

  The no-confidence motion moved by the Opposition against Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar has been rejected by the deputy chairman on the grounds that a 14-day notice was not given and Mr Dhankhar's name was not spelt correctly.

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  "Those Who Speak Truth...": Yogi Adityanath On High Court Judge's Remarks

  Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday hit out at the Opposition for initiating impeachment notices against Rajya Sabha chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar and Allahabad High Court's Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav.

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  "Pained, Campaign Against Me": Jagdeep Dhankhar Amid No-Trust Motion

  Facing a no-trust motion, Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar on Friday said he was "personally pained" that the Congress was running a "campaign" against him and asserted that, as the son of a farmer, he would not show weakness.

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  "How Can I Respect You?": Mallikarjun Kharge Vs Jagdeep Dhankhar Showdown In Parliament

  The Rajya Sabha on Friday witnessed huge chaos after the opposition moved a no-trust motion against Vice President and Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar.