Lamp-lighting row: DMK bloc plans to impeach HC judge
Chennai, Dec. 9 -- Opposition MPs, led by the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), are likely to move an impeachment motion against justice GR Swaminathan of the Madras high court over his controversial judgment on the lighting of a lamp atop a hill in Madurai, leaders aware of the details said on Monday.
"We will move it tomorrow or the day after in Parliament," a senior DMK MP said on condition of anonymity.
For the removal of a sitting HC judge, the motion requires the signatures of 100 MPs in the Lok Sabha and 50 in the Rajya Sabha."We have received 100 signatures from the Lok Sabha," a second DMK MP said.
According to a Congress MP from Tamil Nadu, the bloc is expected to make a decision on the motion on Tuesday morning. "We have signed th...
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