On Tuesday, Vice President of India and Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankar reacted to the now-dismissed ‘no confidence’ motion against him, saying the opposition tried to perform “bypass surgery” with a vegetable knife.
Addressing a group of women journalists at the Vice President’s Enclave, Dhankhar said, “Let me declare why the notice emanated. Any constitutional position has to be vindicated by commitment to sublimity, sterling qualities, and constitutionalism. We are not in a position to settle scores. Because for the success of democracy, two things are inalienable: expression and dialogue.”
Vice president Jagdeep Dhankhar said, “Just look at the notice against the Vice President. Just look at the six links they have given. You’ll be shocked. Chandra Shekhar Ji once said, ‘Never use a vegetable-cutting knife for bypass surgery.’ The notice wasn’t even a vegetable-cutting knife; it was rusted. There was haste. When I read it, I was astonished.”
Jagdeep dhankhar also commented on low productivity in the Parliament. “Have you noticed any great debate in Parliament in the last few decades? Have you noticed any great contribution made on the floor of the House? We are in the news for the wrong reason. We have learned to live with order, which is only a disorder. However, accountability has to be enforced by the media because media is the only conveyance to reach the people at large,” he added.
