Jagdeep Dhankar calls meeting on cash recovery at High Court judge's residence

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Rajya Sabha chairperson Jagdeep Dhankar has called a meeting with floor leaders at 4:30 pm to discuss the recovery of cash at Justice Varma's residence.

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00:00More news coming in, Rathsabha chairperson has called crucial meeting on Judge Cashall.

00:11Rathsabha chairman has called for a meeting at 4.30 for all floor leaders to discuss the

00:16situation vis-a-vis the recovery of cash at Justice Varmaa's residence.

00:24The chair is to take views from the government and the opposition MPs is what we are learning.

00:30The Chief Justice of India took the initiative to put everything in public domain but then

00:41a suggestion emanated from the Leader of the Opposition and agreed by the Leader of the

00:46House that the issue needs to be deliberated at my instance with the floor leaders.

00:54I have scheduled a meeting after seeking convenience at 4.30pm today with the floor leaders as

01:03suggested by the Leader of the Opposition and agreed to by the Leader of the House and

01:09timing has also been indicated to be concerned.

01:14I am sure we will have very fruitful interaction and find a way out because legislature and

01:22judiciary perform optimally when they perform best in their respective realm with expedition.

01:33Moushumi is getting in more details, Moushumi the parliament also viewing these developments

01:38very seriously, very closely as the government continues to adopt a kind of wait and watch

01:43approach isn't it to this matter?

01:46Absolutely and you know the legislature we have seen yesterday in the parliament also

01:52this entire issue was echoed by several opposition MPs as well who expressed their concerns over

02:02the way the thing had actually unfolded as far as the entire matter is concerned and

02:08yesterday JP Nadda and Mallika Arjun Karge met the Rajsabha chairperson and thereafter

02:16it was decided that the floor leaders would be called upon and the entire matter would

02:20be briefed to them.

02:22So remember that in the middle of the entire issue is the question of the integrity of

02:31the judiciary where many opposition MPs are saying that whether there should be an impeachment

02:38that should be moved against Justice Verma if there are faults and that he is proven

02:48guilty on this count and also some have expressed their dissatisfaction over the inquiry that

02:55has been set up by the CGI that's about what the opposition MPs feel and so today the floor

03:03leaders would be meeting the chairperson along with the leader of the house and the leader

03:08of the opposition and would be deliberating on this issue.

03:12I'm going to thank you for the moment getting in those details at this point in time that

03:15important meeting that's taking place at 4.30 this afternoon.

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