Jagdeep Dhankhar-Government Rift: Exclusive Details On Shock Exit

Before Jagdeep Dhankhar announced his shock resignation as Vice President on Monday, citing health reasons, several moves on the political chessboard, behind the scenes, may have played a key role in the decision. NDTV had reported earlier on Tuesday that Mr Dhankhar's call to accept a motion by opposition MPs on the removal of High Court Justice Yashwant Varma - at whose house bundles of cash were allegedly found - did not sit well with the Union government, which wanted to take a lead on the issue. The Centre had readied a motion for Justice Varma's removal, taken signatures from opposition MPs as well and wanted to introduce it in the Lok Sabha.