Gandhinagar, Dec 27: Gujarat Assembly Deputy Speaker Jethabhai Bharwad resigned from his post on December 25, citing his “busy schedule” and other responsibilities, the state government said in a release.
Bharwad submitted his resignation to Assembly Speaker Shankar Chaudhary at the latter’s official residence in Gandhinagar, accompanied by Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and state BJP president Jagdish Vishwakarma. The Speaker has accepted the resignation, the release said.
Bharwad, also known as Jethabhai Ahir, is 75 years old and a six-time BJP MLA from the Shehra constituency in Panchmahal district. He was first elected as the Deputy Speaker of the Gujarat Assembly in September 2021 and was re-elected to the post following the 2022 Assembly elections.
The resignation has been officially confirmed by the state government.
