MPs submit impeachment motions in LS and RS for removal of Justice Varma

Several Members of Parliament yesterday submitted a memorandum to the Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla to remove Justice Yashwant Varma. A total of  145 Lok Sabha members have  signed the impeachment motion against Justice Verma under Articles 124, 217, and 218 of the Constitution.

MPs from various parties, including from BJP, Congress, TDP, JDU, JD(S), Jan Sena Party, AGP, Shiv Sena  (Shinde) and CPM have  signed the memorandum. The  signatories of the memorandum  include BJP MPs Anurag Singh Thakur, Ravi Shankar Prasad and  Rajiv Pratap Rudy, Congress MP and Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi and  Supriya



Sule of NCP-SCP among others. The Parliament will inquire into the matter related to the recovery of cash at the residence of Justice Yashwant Varma.

Meanwhile, during the proceedings, Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar said that he has received a motion for the removal of Justice Yashwant Varma. He said, a motion for the removal of Justice Yashwant Varma has been signed by more than 50 members of Rajya Sabha.

Earlier, members of the Rajya Sabha also raised the matter of urgent importance under Special Mention. Later the House  was adjourned for the day.