Rijiju reaches out to Oppn on impeachment

Parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju said on Tuesday that he has reached out to all major Opposition parties, including the Congress, to likely bring a motion for the impeachment of justice Yashwant Varma in the upcoming monsoon session of Parliament over allegations of a cash haul from his residence in Delhi in March.

- Smriti Kak Ramachandran

NEW DELHI:

"I have begun the process of reaching out to the opposition parties. I have told them that this is not a political issue, but an important issue related to corruption in the judiciary and therefore, all the parties should be united in addressing this concern," he said.

A senior party official aware of the matter said that the government is keen on reaching out to the Opposition to support the motion that will require a two-thirds majority. The official added that the motion is set to be moved by Union law minister Arjun Ram Meghwal in both Houses.