Opposition divided over possible impeachment motion against CJI Dipak Misra

If an impeachment motion is to be moved in the Rajya Sabha, it requires 50 MPs to sign it; 100 MPs need to sign the impeachment motion in the Lok Sabha

The opinion of the Opposition is divided on Communist Party of India (Marxist) chief Sitaram Yechury’s efforts to bring an impeachment motion against Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dipak Misra.

Other Opposition parties, including the Congress, are unwilling to commit to anything that could be perceived as them trying to interfere in what is an internal issue of the judiciary. However, they also wish to keep the issue in the forefront of the public discourse, so that the concerns raised by the four judges — J Chelameswar, Ranjan Gogoi, Madan B Lokur, and Kurian Joseph — on January 12 are