Today in Politics: Parliament Reconvenes After Dhankhar Resignation; Revanth Reddy Arrives in Delhi

Today in Politics: Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar’s resignation has set many things in motion.

The Election Commission on Wednesday said it has started the process of holding the vice presidential election and has begun constituting the electoral college comprising MPs of both Houses of Parliament. The poll panel said it is also finalising returning officers for the election. “On completion of the preparatory activities, the announcement of the election schedule will follow as soon as possible,” the EC said.

The Indian Express spoke to several Opposition parties on their next move. They said there will “definitely” be a candidate when the election happens but are waiting to see how the government reacts.

“We are waiting for the ruling side to make the next move. Once they pick a candidate, we will also discuss what has to be done,” a CPI(M) MP said.

The total strength of the two Houses in Parliament is 787 and the winning candidate needs at least 394 votes to be elected if all eligible voters cast their votes. As of now the BJP-led NDA has 422 MPs.

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In the 542-member Lok Sabha the NDA has 293 members. In the Rajya Sabha where the effective strength is 245 the NDA has 129 MPs counting the nominated members who will vote for the NDA nominee.

Meanwhile the process of removal of Justice Yashwant Varma will begin in the Lok Sabha with Speaker Om Birla expected to soon announce the constitution of a statutory committee to investigate the grounds on which the removal of the judge is sought.

Birla and Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh met on Wednesday with Secretaries General of both the Houses and the officials discussed the modalities to finalise the procedure. Union Home Minister Amit Shah also joined the meeting later.

The meeting took place a day after the Supreme Court said it will set up a bench to hear Justice Varma’s plea challenging the legal validity of the in-house inquiry committee which confirmed charges of recovery of unaccounted cash from his official residence in Delhi.

This comes a day after Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar’s sudden resignation on Monday evening and, as The Indian Express reported on Tuesday, hours after his decision to accept the Opposition’s notice on Justice Varma had irked the government.

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Meanwhile the Supreme Court on Wednesday said it will constitute a bench to hear Justice Varma’s plea seeking to invalidate a report by an in-house inquiry panel which found him guilty of misconduct in the cash discovery row. Justice Varma has also sought quashing of the May 8 recommendation by then Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna to Parliament to initiate impeachment against him.

Meanwhile another meeting is happening in Delhi. CM A Revanth Reddy will meet Congress top brass on Wednesday to present Telangana caste survey model to the Congress MPs at Indira Bhawan on Thursday.

The presentation will cover the methodology and results of the exercise.

Reddy will also meet Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi during the visit to discuss party and governance issues.

The Telangana government’s caste survey has been touted as a big policy initiative and the state leadership wants to share their experience and learnings with the party organisation before similar exercises are taken up in other states.

Congress is pushing for the Telangana Socio Economic, Educational, Employment, Political, Caste survey to be a template for the next Census in the country. A three member committee constituted by the A Revanth Reddy led Congress government is studying the relative backwardness of different communities. This, the party believes, will help in framing policies and schemes for communities based on their needs.

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