Sensational claim in Sanjay Raut’s book Unlikely Paradise, Jagdeep Dhankhar left his post under ED pressure – ..

News India Live, Digital Desk: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut his new book ‘Unlikely Paradise’ Through this, a new earthquake has been brought in the politics of the country. In this book, which was released in the presence of Arvind Kejriwal and Kapil Sibal in Delhi on Monday, March 23, 2026, Raut has claimed that the former Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar in July 2025, not for ‘health reasons’, but Enforcement Directorate (ED) Had resigned from his post under pressure. Raut alleges that the central government was unhappy with Dhankhar’s ‘independent political decisions’, after which an old file was opened against him.

1. The ‘screw’ of property and foreign account of Jaipur

Sanjay Raut, in his book (which is based on his jail experiences), has explained in detail the chessboard laid by the investigating agencies to corner Dhankhar:

Blame: According to the book, there were reports that Jagdeep Dhankar and his wife had sold their Jaipur residence and a large part of that amount was against the rules. Foreign (America) Had sent.

ED file: Raut claims that ED had prepared a detailed file regarding this transaction. When Dhankhar took some ‘independent steps’ (like taking forward the impeachment process of Justice Yashwant Verma) against the wishes of the Modi government, he was allegedly forced to resign by showing him the file.

2. “First denial, then anxiety”: Raut’s description

Raut has written in the chapter ‘At the Doors of the EC and the Home of the VP’ of his book that initially Dhankhar had refused to bow down.

Pressure: After this, the investigating agencies intensified their clampdown on him, due to which he started looking quite ‘restless’. Ultimately, in July 2025, he suddenly resigned from his post, which shocked the entire country.

Recent cleaning of Dhankhar: Interestingly, on 26 February 2026, in Churu, Rajasthan, Dhankhar himself admitted that he “Did not resign due to illness”rather they just wanted to “prioritize their health”. Raut has made this statement the basis of his claims.

3. Ashok Lavasa and Amit Shah also mentioned

Not only Dhankhar, but many other big revelations have also been made in the book:

Ashok Lavasa: Raut alleged that the raid at the house of former Election Commissioner Ashok Lavasa and the ED summons to his family were sent because he had expressed ‘dissent’ against PM Modi and Amit Shah in the 2019 elections.

Amit Shah and Bal Thackeray: It has been claimed in the book that when Amit Shah was in trouble after the Gujarat riots, he went to Matoshree. Bal Thackeray Had sought help from. According to Raut, a call from Thackeray had changed Amit Shah’s political future.

4. BJP’s counterattack: “This is pure imagination”

BJP has reacted sharply to these claims of Sanjay Raut. Maharashtra BJP spokesperson said that this book written while in jail is only ‘Fiction’ Is. He questioned that if Raut has evidence, why does he not make it public? BJP says that making such allegations against persons holding high constitutional posts is a conspiracy to defame the institutions.