New Delhi, July 24 -- At least two senior union ministers had reportedly contacted former Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar before the latter had quit from the post late Monday.

According to the Hindustan Times, Union Health Minister and leader of the Rajya Sabha JP Nadda and Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju spoke to Dhankhar on Monday after the government found that he had acknowledged an Opposition-sponsored notice for the impeachment of Justice Yashwant Varma.

Sources said on Wednesday that one of the ministers reportedly hinted at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's disapproval of Dhankhar's move, but the 74-year-old said he was acting within the rules of the House.

"Rijiu told Dhankhar that in the Lok Sabha, there is a p...