New Delhi: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today blamed Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal of delivering fake remarks against him and tried to deflect attention from a CBI probe against a particular person working with Kejriwal.
Jaitley has filed complaint against Kejriwal and five other Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders.
Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Sanjay Khanagwal recorded the statement of Jaitley as the complainant witness in the case, who appeared before the court amidst tight security.
The proceeding was held in-camera for reasons of security.
According to court sources, Jaitley told court that Kejriwal and the five people had given “false” and “defamatory” statements against him, harming his reputation.
He requested the court to initiate proceedings against Kejriwal, Kumar Vishwas, Ashutosh, Sanjay Singh, Raghav Chadha and Deepak Bajpayee for defaming him.
The court also recorded the statement of chairman and editor-in-chief of India TV Rajat Sharma as complainant witness and posted the matter for February 3 for next hearing.
It is reported that the security personnel did not allow any media person to enter the courtroom and only the advocates have been allowed to attend the closed-door proceedings.
