New Delhi: Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju said today that all political parties are united on the impeachment of Justice Yashwant Verma, after charred bundles of currency notes were found at the judge’s residence.
“I have spoken to all senior leaders of different political parties. I will also approach some parties with a lone MP as I don’t want to ignore any member so that it comes out as a common opinion of the Indian Parliament,” Rijiju said.
He clarified that the initiative to move a resolution to remove Justice Verma was not of the government but of MPs from various parties, including the Congress.
“Corruption in the judiciary is a very sensitive and serious matter because the judiciary is the place where people get justice. If there is corruption in the judiciary, it is a matter of concern for all. That is why the resolution to remove Justice Yashwant Verma will be signed by all political parties,” he said.
Rijiju added that he was happy the main opposition Congress had agreed to support the move. “I am happy that they understood things as they should be understood because no party can be seen standing with a corrupt judge or protecting a corrupt judge,” he said.
