Dhankhar Calls Meeting to Discuss Judicial Accountability

Vice President and Rajya Sabha chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar has called for a meeting on Monday to deliberate on his observations made in the Upper House on March 21 following concerns over the alleged discovery of cash at the residence of Delhi High Court judge Justice Yashwant Varma.

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The meeting has been scheduled for 11.30 am with the Leader of the House, JP Nadda and the Leader of Opposition, Mallikarjun Kharge.

The meeting aims to discuss the constitutional and legislative issues he raised in response to points brought up by Congress leader Jairam Ramesh.

Congress leader Jairam Ramesh had on March 21 raised the alleged recovery of cash from the residence of a sitting judge of the Delhi High Court, to which Jagdeep Dhankhar said that he would get in touch with the Leader of the House and Leader of the Opposition and find a mechanism for a structured discussion on the issue.