Former VP Jagdeep Dhankhar yet to get govt accommodation

Jagdeep Dhankhar, who quit as vice president in July, is yet to be provided with an official residence, people close to him said on Tuesday.

Citing health reasons, Dhankhar quit as the vice president on July 21, the first day of the Monsoon Session of Parliament this year.

Weeks later, in September, he vacated the Vice President’s Enclave, the official residence of the vice president, and moved to a private farmhouse



in south Delhi’s Chhatarpur area.

The farmhouse in the Gadaipur area of Chhatarpur belongs to INLD leader Abhay Chautala.

On August 22, Dhankhar wrote to the Secretary, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, requesting an official residence entitled to former vice presidents.

“But so far, he has not been provided with an accommodation he is entitled to,” a person close to him pointed out.