Union minister Arun Jaitley recorded his statement in criminal defamation case filed against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and other Aam Aadmi Party leaders in Delhi’s Patiala House on Tuesday.
What He Said:
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal and other five persons had given false & defamatory statements against me and my family members.
Their acts attracted adverse public comments and made my reputation discriminatory in public at large.
Raghav Chadha by re-tweeting tweets of Arvind Kejriwal and others has defamed my image in public.
They defamed me on twitter,facebook and social media.
I did not receive any money from anybody as DDCA President.
Cricket stadium was built during my tenure, the board of directors DDCA had authorized committee to supervise construction. I was not a member of the committee.
Kejriwal has falsely accused that money has been siphoned off and Jaitley is the beneficiary of the same.
Union Minister For Finance Arun Jaitley on December 21 filed criminal defamation case against Chief Minister Kejriwal and five senior Aam Aadmi party leaders after they accuse him of corruption in DDCA, which he headed for 13 years. Jaitley has also filed a civil suit demanding Rs. 10 crore in damages.
Jaitley is accompanied by Jitendra Singh, MoS in Prime Minister’s Office.