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Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Meets President Day After Jagdeep Dhankhar's Resignation

The meeting comes a day after Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, who is also the ex-officio chairperson of Rajya Sabha, tendered his resignation to Murmu.

The Rashtrapati Bhavan also shared a picture of the meeting on X.

  • Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh met President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan
  • Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar resigned as Rajya Sabha chairperson on Monday
  • Dhankhar's resignation was submitted on the first day of the Monsoon session of Parliament
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New Delhi:

Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh on Tuesday called on President Droupadi Murmu at the Rashtrapati Bhavan, her office said.

The meeting comes a day after Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, who is also the ex-officio chairperson of Rajya Sabha, tendered his resignation to Murmu.

The Rashtrapati Bhavan also shared a picture of the meeting on X.

"Shri Harivansh, Deputy Chairman, Rajya Sabha, called on President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan," it said.

Mr Dhankhar, 74, assumed office in August 2022 and his tenure was till August 2027.

The abrupt resignation of Mr Dhankhar came on the first day of the Monsoon session of Parliament.

Mr Harivansh chaired the proceedings of the morning session in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday.

(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)

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