Rajya Sabha Chairman Dhankhar holds all-party meeting on judiciary
An all-party meeting was held in Parliament on the issue of Justice Yashwant Varma of the Delhi High Court under the chairmanship of Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar.
An all-party meeting was held in Parliament on the issue of Justice Yashwant Varma of the Delhi High Court under the chairmanship of Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar.
The alleged recovery of cash from the residence of a sitting judge of the Delhi High Court was raised in the Rajya Sabha on Friday. Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar assured the House that he would find a mechanism for holding a structured discussion on the issue.
In his letter, the AAP MP urged the Rajya Sabha Chairman to direct the Union Government to withdraw it "in order to safeguard the Constitution and uphold the principles of democratic governance in Delhi."
In his letter AAP MP Chadha said there is limited space available to accommodate journalists on the Parliament premises.
All four women members nominated to the panel are first term Parliamentarians while S. Phangnon Konyak is the first-ever woman from Nagaland to be elected as a member of the Rajya Sabha.
Rajya Sabha Chairman has called another meeting of floor leaders at 10 am on Thursday as part of consultations to break the logjam.
Dhankhar was constantly seen trying to convince the opposition MPs, but he adjourned the House till March 13 when the uproar continued.
