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PM Modi laughs as Dhankhar denies Kharge's ‘cash counting machine’ claim | Watch
Rajya Sabha on Wednesday suspended both the 'Zero Hour' and the 'Question Hour' to begin debate on 'Motion of Thanks on the President's address'.
The serious discussion on the Motion of Thanks on President's address in Rajya Sabha witnessed a light-hearted moment when the leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge mentioned alleged remarks by Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar. Kharge, who was initially hesitant about speaking about an alleged exchange with Dhankhar, claimed that the vice president had told him how he, in his early years as an advocate, used to count cash with his hands but later bought a machine when his practice took off. Kharge then asked the Rajya Sabha chairman if it was ok to speak about it.
"Yeh theek hai (this is all right)," replied a smiling Dhankhar.
Kharge added, "When his practice expanded, he bought a machine and started counting money with that machine."
To this, Dhankhar, with folded hands, said, "Aisa maine nahi kaha (I didn't say that)."
The chairman quipped, "Aisa lagta hai aap mere upar JPC bitha doge (It seems you will set up a JPC on me)," referring to the Opposition's demand for a Joint Parliamentary Committee on the Adani issue.
The House broke into laughter over this exchange.
Dhankhar was a reputed senior advocate of the Supreme Court until he took oath as the governor of Bengal in July 2019. He is the former president of the Rajasthan High Court Bar Association, Jaipur, where he was elected as the youngest person in that position in 1987.
