Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar will embark on a one-day visit to Jaipur today to mark the 15th death anniversary of former Vice President Bhairon Singh Shekhawat. As part of the commemorative events, Dhankhar will inaugurate the Bhairon Singh Shekhawat Memorial Library in the city.
Accompanied by his wife Sudesh Dhankhar, the Vice President will travel from Delhi to Jaipur by a special aircraft and proceed via helicopter to Vidyadhar Nagar Stadium, where the main event is scheduled to take place, the Vice President’s Secretariat stated.
The ceremony will be attended by several high-ranking dignitaries, including Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Union Tourism Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma, Rajya Sabha MP Madan Rathore, and other notable leaders.
Bhairon Singh Shekhawat, who served as the 11th Vice President of India and as the ex-officio Chairman of the Rajya Sabha from 2002 to 2007, was a prominent political figure who began his public life in 1952 as a Member of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly. He went on to serve three terms as the Chief Minister of Rajasthan, earning widespread respect for his governance and leadership.
In the run-up to the visit, Vice President Dhankhar recently met with Union Jal Shakti Minister CR Patil to discuss the issue of water scarcity in Rajasthan’s Jhunjhunu, Sikar, and Churu districts. Sources indicate that two joint meetings have already been held between Rajasthan and Haryana governments regarding the implementation of the Yamuna Water Agreement, with a consultant soon to be appointed to prepare a Detailed Project Report (DPR).
