The Congress on Saturday (July 26, 2025) accused the haratiya Janata Party of doing “petty politics”, unbothered about Constitutional principles, referring to reports which claimed that the Opposition-backed notice in the Rajya Sabha for removal of Justice Yashwant Varma had only been submitted but not admitted in the Upper House.
The Congress attack on the Narendra Modi government came a day after Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju asserted that there shouldn’t remain any doubt and that the proceedings would begin in the Lok Sabha.
In the Lok Sabha, the government secured the signatures of 152 MPs across the political spectrum to move a notice against Justice Varma – who faces allegations of corruption after wads of half-burnt currency notes were discovered at his official residence in Delhi on March 14 – while in the Rajya Sabha, 63 Opposition members had moved the notice.
Addressing a press conference at the All India Congress Committee (AICC) office, Congress spokesperson and Rajya Sabha member Abhishek Singhvi quoted former Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar’s July 21 statement in the House to argue that the notice, signed by 63 Opposition members, had been admitted by the Chair.
