Singhvi expressed concern over the selective outrage and silence on the issues surrounding these two judges, suggesting that the BJP's actions are driven more by optics than a genuine commitment to the law.
"Jagdeep Dhankhar was forced to resign by the Prime Minister and other Cabinet ministers. He was threatened that if he didn't resign before 9 pm on that day, an impeachment motion would be brought against him. This is a pressure tactic by the PM and other Cabinet ministers. Earlier, one Elec
The CJI reasoned that it would not be appropriate for him to hear the matter as he was part of the conversation regarding the controversy surrounding Justice Varma.
A total oA total of 145 Lok Sabha members signed the impeachment motion against Justice Varma under Articles 124, 217, and 218 of the Constitution.f 145 Lok Sabha members signed the impeachment motion against Justice Verma under Articles 124, 217, and 218 of the Constitution.
According to sources, more than 100 Members of Parliament have signed the impeachment motion draft, which will be brought against Justice Yashwant Varma in Parliament.
"They are asking for the signatures of 40 members from the Congress party, and we are giving them. More than 100 members have to submit the letter with signatures, and the Congress party is also signing them," he added.
"The signature (collection) is underway, and it has crossed 100 already," Rijiju said while responding to a question about the status of the requisite signatures of MPs for the impeachment exercise against Justice Verma.
Justice Yashwant Varma of Allahabad High Court has approached the Supreme Court challenging the in-house three-judge inquiry committee's report and former CJI Sanjiv Khanna's recommendation to initiate impeachment proceedings against him.
"If the government says it wants to initiate the impeachment process, then it cannot do so. So why is the government interfering in this? The incident happened in an outhouse located in the area allotted to the judge. Without any investigation, an institution is being attacked..." Sibal sai
Citing health concerns, Yoon's lawyers submitted a written reason shortly before the hearing was scheduled to begin stating that the former President will not attend the trial.