‘Motion’ To Remove Jagdeep Dhankhar As Rajya Sabha Chairman Dismissed On Technicality. Here’s What Happened
The no-confidence motion moved by the Opposition against Vice President and Rajya Sabha chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar has been rejected on technicality grounds.
The motion was dismissed by Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh on the grounds that Dhankar’s name was not spelt correctly and that a notice period of 14 days, which is required for moving a resolution, was not given.
The ruling, which was tabled by tabled in the House by Rajya Sabha Secretary General PC Mody, Harivansh noted that the invoked Article 67(b) peremptorily mandates ‘at least 14 days’ prior notice for any resolution contemplating the Vice President’s removal. Thus, December 10, 2024 notice of intention could permit such a resolution only after December 24, 2024.
The Deputy Chairman also noted that the notice given by the opposition was severally flawed and the name of the addressee and resolution text were not present. The name of incumbent Vice President was not correctly spelt in the entire petition, and documents and videos asserted not made part, premised on links of disjointed media reports without authentication and many more.
“After carefully going through the provisions of the Constitution, the Rules of Rajya Sabha and past precedents, I observe, at the outset, that the Motion is not in proper format,” the Deputy Chairman stated in his order.
