New Delhi, March 25 -- Congress leader Manish Tewari on Tuesday demanded the statement of Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal following the concerns over the alleged discovery of cash at the residence of Delhi High Court judge Justice Yashwant Varma.

"Parliament exercises oversight over the executive and the judiciary. That is why under the Constitution of India, the powers to impeach a judge have been given to the Parliament under Article 124 in case of Supreme Court judges and under Article 218 in case of High Court judges. There is a Judges Inquiry Act of 1968... The Law Minister must come before the House and give a statement as to what is the chronological sequence of events... The entire judicial legal fraternity across the countr...