Rajya Sabha may form panel to probe

ACTING ON A notice to impeach Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav of Allahabad High Court, Rajya Sabha chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar is likely to form an inquiry panel to look into allegations that the judge made a hate speech at a VHP event in December last year.

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ACTING ON A notice to impeach Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav of Allahabad High Court, Rajya Sabha chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar is likely to form an inquiry panel to look into allegations that the judge made a hate speech at a VHP event in December last year. It is learnt that six months after Opposition MPs submitted a representation with 55 signatures to bring impeachment motion against him to Dhankhar on December 13, the process for verifying the signatures is underway. To start impeachment proceedings, at least 50 MPs in Rajya Sabha or at least 100 in Lok Sabha have to sign on the resolution, according to the Judges Inquiry Act.