A political and parliamentary tremor struck on Monday when Vice‑President and Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar accepted an impeachment motion against Justice Yashwant Varma of the Allahabad High Court - significantly outpacing the government’s own plan. Sources revealed that Dhankhar acted on a motion backed by 63 opposition MPs without consulting the Centre, effectively upstaging the government’s Lok Sabha initiative .

The move sparked outrage within the ruling coalition. Senior ministers, including JP Nadda and Kiren Rijiju, rushed to brief BJP MPs and collected affidavits to move a counter-motion. Opposition parties, alongside farmer leaders, deemed Dhankhar’s action a noteworthy cross of the “Lakshman Rekha”—a red line unwritten boundary that the Vice-President should not have breached.

This clash magnified broader tensions over judicial accountability: over 200 MPs from both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha had initiated the impeachment process after a judicial probe uncovered undisclosed cash at Varma’s Delhi residence. Dhankhar’s acceptance of the opposition notice, ahead of government efforts, is being viewed as a bold assertion of Rajya Sabha's autonomy.

With Dhankhar’s sudden resignation soon after, questions loom over parliamentary protocol, executive-legislature balance, and the future of the Varma impeachment. The unfolding drama is now in the hands of Parliament, marking both a political standoff and a test for India's constitutional processes.