With former Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar staying out of the public eye since his resignation, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday questioned where he was "hiding" and why he had gone "completely silent".

Speaking at a function to felicitate the Opposition's joint Vice-Presidential candidate B. Sudarshan Reddy, Mr. Gandhi said there was a "story" behind Dhankhar stepping down, and wondered why the former vice president of India is in a situation where "he cannot say a word" and "has to hide".