Day after VP Dhankhar's resignation, Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh calls on President Murmu
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.
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"Shri Harivansh, Deputy Chairman, Rajya Sabha, called on President Droupadi
Murmu
at Rashtrapati Bhavan," it said.
Dhankhar, 74, assumed office in August 2022 and his tenure was till August 2027.
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The abrupt resignation of Dhankhar came on the first day of the Monsoon session of Parliament.
Harivansh chaired the proceedings of the morning session in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday.
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