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.
Pinarayi Vijayan once called Vellappally Natesan, the general secretary of SNDP Yogam, Kerala’s Pravin Togadia. Now he is giving his hate speech a free pass.
Republican Senator Lindsey Graham says bill will be 'well-timed, as Ukraine is making concessions for peace and Putin is all talk, continuing to kill the innocent'.
Islamabad-based think-tank PICSS's new report says Pakistan saw 'pronounced escalation' in violence last year, with 3,413 conflict-related deaths compared to 1,950 in previous year.
Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.
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