Dhankhar planning to resume presiding over RS from Monday: Jairam Ramesh

Congress' chief whip in the Rajya Sabha, Jairam Ramesh, called on vice-president Jagdeep Dhankhar on Saturday, 15 March, and said the Rajya Sabha chairman is planning to resume presiding over the Upper House from 17 March.

The Congress general secretary's meeting with Dhankhar comes after he was discharged from AIIMS-Delhi on Wednesday.

Dhankhar was admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) on 9 March following cardiac-related ailments.

"Called on the Hon'ble vice-president at his residence today. Glad that he has recovered speedily and is planning to resume presiding over the Rajya Sabha from Monday, 17 March," Ramesh said in his post on X.

Upon his discharge from AIIMS, Dhankhar had been advised to take adequate rest for the next few days.