<p>New Delhi: Union minister Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday dubbed the opposition I.N.D.I.A. bloc's move to submit a notice for removal of Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar as "extremely regrettable" and said the government is very proud of him.</p>.<p>Talking to reporters here, the parliamentary affairs minister said the vice president, who is also chairperson of the Rajya Sabha, is extremely professional and impartial.</p>.'Viksit Bharat' no longer a dream, it is goal: VP Jagdeep Dhankhar.<p>In a first, parties of the I.N.D.I.A. bloc on Tuesday submitted a notice to bring a motion in Rajya Sabha for the removal of Dhankhar, accusing him of "partisan" conduct as the chairperson of the Upper House.</p>.<p>If the motion is moved, these parties need a simple majority to get it passed, but they do not have the requisite numbers in the 243-member House.</p>.<p>Opposition members, however, insisted that it was a "strong message to fight for parliamentary democracy".</p>.<p>On behalf of the opposition, Congress leaders Jairam Ramesh and Naseer Hussain submitted the notice signed by 60 opposition MPs -- including from the Congress, RJD, TMC, CPI, CPI-M, JMM, AAP, DMK, Samajwadi Party -- to Rajya Sabha Secretary General P C Mody. </p>
<p>New Delhi: Union minister Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday dubbed the opposition I.N.D.I.A. bloc's move to submit a notice for removal of Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar as "extremely regrettable" and said the government is very proud of him.</p>.<p>Talking to reporters here, the parliamentary affairs minister said the vice president, who is also chairperson of the Rajya Sabha, is extremely professional and impartial.</p>.'Viksit Bharat' no longer a dream, it is goal: VP Jagdeep Dhankhar.<p>In a first, parties of the I.N.D.I.A. bloc on Tuesday submitted a notice to bring a motion in Rajya Sabha for the removal of Dhankhar, accusing him of "partisan" conduct as the chairperson of the Upper House.</p>.<p>If the motion is moved, these parties need a simple majority to get it passed, but they do not have the requisite numbers in the 243-member House.</p>.<p>Opposition members, however, insisted that it was a "strong message to fight for parliamentary democracy".</p>.<p>On behalf of the opposition, Congress leaders Jairam Ramesh and Naseer Hussain submitted the notice signed by 60 opposition MPs -- including from the Congress, RJD, TMC, CPI, CPI-M, JMM, AAP, DMK, Samajwadi Party -- to Rajya Sabha Secretary General P C Mody. </p>