In the midst of getting ready for the Bawana bypoll Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was asked by the Delhi High Court today for his reply on a plea for action for a false affidavit in the defamation case filed by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley.
On 17 May, at a round of cross-examination, Kejriwal’s ex-counsel Ram Jethmalani had referred to Jaitley as a “crook” and “guilty of crimes and crookery”. When questioned by the court, he clarified that he had obtained specific instructions from his client Kejriwal to say so.
Meanwhile, Kejriwal claimed that he had not instructed his then counsel Ram Jethmalani to use abusive words against the union minister.
Jaitley has sought Rs 10 crore in damages and told the court he will revise the figure if Kejriwal has directed Jethmalani to abuse him during the hearing. This is the second civil defamation case by Jaitley against Kejriwal in Delhi high court. A total of Rs 20 crore is being sought under the two civil cases.
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