An Opposition-sponsored motion to remove a judge after a massive cash recovery from his home set in motion the chain of events eventually leading to Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar’s shock resignation last night.
Amid the intrigue surrounding the Vice President’s resignation, sources have told NDTV that a phone call from the Centre snowballed into a face-off, leaving the Vice President with little choice. The sources have also indicated that Jagdeep Dhankhar’s resignation, ostensibly on health grounds, may have saved him from the disgrace of a government-backed no-confidence motion.
At the centre of it all is an Opposition-backed notice for a motion to remove Justice Yashwant Varma, who hit the headlines after a massive cash recovery at his official residence. When Rajya Sabha met for the Monsoon Session yesterday, Opposition MPs moved the notice. Mr Dhankhar, Chairman of the Upper House, accepted the notice and asked the House’s secretary general to take necessary steps.
