More than 100 INDIA bloc MPs moved motion before LS Speaker Om Birla on 9 December, seeking Swaminathan’s impeachment, saying his conduct ‘raises serious questions regarding impartiality’.
A motion for the removal of a judge has to be signed by not less than 100 MPs in Lok Sabha & 50 in the Rajya Sabha. The motion is likely to be brought in the Lower House.
Standing committee on law & justice met 24 June & discussed the issue even as Justice Yashwant Varma faces potential impeachment. Panel will hold more deliberations before finalising recommendations.
Yoon was impeached by the country's parliament last month, and became the first president to be arrested for imposing martial law that lasted six hours.
Yoon said he submitted himself for questioning to avoid any violence after more than 3,000 police officers marched on his residence to arrest him in the early hours of Wednesday.
They encountered the presidential security forces inside. Yoon is currently under criminal investigation for his attempt on 3 December to impose martial law.
A court on Tuesday approved a warrant for the impeached president's arrest over allegations he masterminded insurrection by trying to impose martial law.
The claim that VB-GRAMG provides an employment guarantee is incorrect. The only guarantee is to 'empower' the Centre to allow partial implementation in notified areas alone.
It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.
Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.
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