Impeachment motion against CJI put on back burner for now after differences within oppn camp

The Congress is seeking to build a larger consensus among opposition parties on moving an impeachment motion against Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra and the issue has been pushed to the back burner for now following differences within the opposition camp, party sources said today.

According to the sources, the Congress party's top leaders who are spearheading the move to bring an impeachment motion against the CJI are concerned over the retirement of some of the Rajya Sabha members, who had signed the notice, and are recalculating the numbers.

The reluctance on the part of some parties to sign on the motion and some even backing out after committing their support is also an area of concern and all these factors are being looked into, they said.

Meanwhile, top Congress leaders are continuing to hold talks with opposition leaders as some of them have reservations on the issue of moving the impeachment motion, which will be the first against any CJI.

Asked at the AICC briefing, Congress senior spokesperson Anand Sharma said, "It is a matter of discussion among political parties and cannot be talked about in press conferences. Whenever a decision to this effect will be taken, you will be informed."
Party spokesperson Raj Babbar, when asked yesterday about the issue, had said, "The entire opposition is in discussion on the issue."