Expressing agony, jagdeep Dhankar said that he was being targeted as he was a farmer and belonged to the Jat community and was personally hurt. President draupadi murmu and prime minister Narendra Modi have expressed support for Vice President and rajya sabha Speaker jagdeep Dhankar in parliament, the office of the Vice President said. “Received a phone call from prime minister Modi. He expressed deep anguish over the heinous act of some MPs. "He expressed regret that this has happened in the hallowed parliament complex," the Vice President's office said.

"He told me that he too had been subjected to similar insults for twenty years," jagdeep Dhankar said. jagdeep Dhankar also assured the prime minister that he will not be deterred from doing his duty by such incidents. "I am appalled at the manner in which the Honorable Vice President has been humiliated in the parliament premises," tweeted President Draupathi Murmu.

Draupadi Murmu also said, "Elected people's representatives should be independent. But they should walk within the rules with dignity and respect. That is the tradition of our proud parliament and the people of india expect them to uphold it." On december 19, opposition members staged a protest on the steps of parliament against the suspension of opposition MPs. At that time, trinamool congress M.P. kalyan banerjee mocked rajya sabha Speaker jagdeep Dhankar. congress M.P. rahul gandhi recorded a video on his phone. bjp strongly condemned this.

Expressing his agony in the rajya sabha, jagdeep Dhankar said he was personally hurt by being targeted as he was a farmer and belonged to the Jat community.