Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar reflected on shifting global order & India’s political landscape at launch of RSS leader & India Foundation President Ram Madhav's book 'New World'.
The VP expressed shock that no FIR was filed to look into alleged discovery of burnt cash at the house of sitting HC judge Justice Yashwant Varma for two months.
BJP publicly distancing itself from remarks by its MP Nishikant Dubey but tipping point came when CJI-led Supreme Court bench hinted at stalling some aspects of new waqf law.
On allegations against Justice Yashwant Varma, V-P said report by enquiry panel lacks legal standing & called for a reckoning: 'Even if it is a can of worms...time to blow up the can.'
Earlier this week, RS Chairman Dhankhar raised the issue of NJAC, which was meant to replace the existing collegium system of appointing judges a decade ago.
Dhankhar, who made these remarks before meeting with Rajya Sabha floor leaders, also said floor leaders would discuss 'certain constraints' imposed by judicial orders on state actions.
The Vice-President, who has on several occasions batted for reviving proposal to set up a National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC), says steps taken by CJI 'unprecedented'.
Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar said he would consult the Leader of the House and the LoP to find a mechanism for a structured discussion during the session.
What made him ‘Akbar the Great’ was not the might of his armies alone, but the political architecture he built to sustain power over a subcontinent teeming with diversity.
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