India, Aug. 20 -- Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday recalled hearing about Jagdeep Dhankhar stepping down as Vice President a few weeks back, and alleged there was a big story behind the move, and why the leader "was hiding".

Addressing the media, Gandhi said: "Just yesterday I was having a conversation with somebody and I said, you know, where is the old vice president gone? He's gone."

The Congress leader said he heard about the resignation in a phone call from Congress leader KC Venugopal and that there was a "big story" behind the move. "Some of you might know it, some of you might not know it, but there's a story behind it, and then there's a story about why he's in hiding," Gandhi said.

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