Monday, May 29th, 2017
Delhi government cannot pay Kejriwal’s lawyer in Jaitley case, says ASG
A senior law officer has advised Delhi’s lieutenant governor, Anil Baijal, that public funds cannot be spent defending chief minister Arvind Kejriwal over remarks he made about Union minister Arun Jaitley, because those remarks were made in a personal capacity. The LG’s questions The LG had sought an opinion on two points: whether Kejriwal’s statements against Jaitley were made in his official role, and whether the state should bear the cost of a special lawyer for him. Additional solicitor general Sanjay Jain answered no to both. According to Jain, theRead More
