Oppn demands govt statement in Parl on Delhi judge cash row

Opposition members on Thursday raised the issue of the alleged discovery of cash from the residence of Justice Yashwant Varma in Parliament, with Congress member of Parliament (MP) Manish Tewari demanding that Union law minister Arjun Ram Meghwal make a statement in the Lok Sabha as to what actually transpired.

- Press Trust of India

NEW DELHI:

Bringing up the issue during the zero hour, Tewari said the reports about alleged aberrations in the judiciary have disturbed the conscience of all right-thinking citizens across the country. However, it is too premature to apportion guilt or otherwise, he said.

Tewari noted that Parliament is charged with the responsibility of exercising superintendence and oversight over the judiciary.

"While the Chief Justice of India has appointed an in-house inquiry, I think we should respect the process and wait for that report. However, in the meantime, the law minister should come to this House and must relay the chronology of events as they have transpired," the Chandigarh MP said.