All parties on board in Justice Varma impeachment, says Union Minister Kiren Rijiju

 
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju​ has said​ that all political parties are on board​ over the issue of the impeachment of Justice Yashwant Varma​. A huge pile of cash​ ​w​as ​recovered from the residence of Justice Varma in New Delhi. ​M​r. Rijiju stated this in an interview with a news agency. He added that​ he has spoken to all the senior leaders of different political parties ​a​bout the issue. The Minister said he will also get in touch with some of the single MP parties because the government does​ not want to leave out any member​, so that it becomes a unified stand of the Parliament. Mr. Rijiju noted that​ it is not the government but members of Parliament cutting across party lines​, including from the Congress​, who are in favour of moving a motion to remove Justice Varma. The Minister highlighted that corruption in the judiciary is an extremely sensitive and serious matter. ​