SC crisis: Opposition mulls impeachment motion against CJI Dipak Misra

However, Opposition leaders who support moving an impeachment motion also understand that it would be defeated

The Opposition is mulling moving an impeachment motion against Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dipak Misra. It is usually a long drawn process and is sure to get defeated, given the Opposition numbers in either of the Houses, if the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance opposes the motion.

There could also be divisions within the Opposition. None in the Opposition expect Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and his Biju Janata Dal to support an impeachment motion against the CJI. The CJI hails from Odisha and is set to retire later this year.

Even within the Congress, there are those who