Opposition must tell govt – no support in Varma matter till inquiry set up against Yadav: Sibal

New Delhi, Jul 12: The opposition must not support any move by the government to impeach Justice YashwantVarma till an inquiry is set up under impeachment proceedings against Justice ShekharYadav for his “communal” remarks, RajyaSabha MP KapilSibal said on Saturday. In an interview with PTI, Sibal contended that the case of Varma, who is embroiled in a row following the discovery of burnt wads of currency at his residence after a fire incident, was not one of corruption and so the parties thinking that they should support action against the judge as it is graft matter should review their position. The Independent RajyaSabha MP claimed there could be two motives of the government in moving ahead with bringing an impeachment motion against Varma -- they are unhappy with with him because he is “one of the most independent High Court judges” and alternatively they may be thinking that this is a “great opportunity to put pressure on the courts” and try to bring another form of the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC).