Kapil Sibal, senior advocate and Rajya Sabha MP, today accused Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar of bias in stopping the judiciary’s internal proceedings against Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav, who is facing hate‑speech allegations. He pointed to a double standard, asserting that while Justice Yadav’s case drew public interference, similar or more serious concerns around Justice Yashwant Varma—such as the large sum of cash found at his residence—were not met with the same urgency or intervention.

Sibal argued that Dhankhar’s use of “public domain” information to petition the Chief Justice to halt Yadav’s case reflects unequal treatment, raising questions about impartiality and selective activism in handling judicial misconduct.

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