Jaitley to sue Kejriwal, AAP to fight back with FIR against FM

December 21, 2015 08:52

The ongoing tussle between the Aam Aadmi Party and Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley is set to enter the legal domain today with both sides announcing that they will file cases against the other.

Jaitley had on Sunday said that he was slapping criminal and civil defamation cases against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and five other AAP leaders in Delhi courts on Monday for making "false and defamatory" statements against him.

Late Sunday night, AAP leader Sanjay Singh tweeted that the party will file an FIR against Jaitley on Monday. AAP pressed for his immediate removal from the Union Cabinet and said it would not be "bogged down by such intimidatory tactics".

AAP government also announced a Commission of Inquiry to go into alleged irregularities in Delhi and Disrtict Cricket Association.

Jaitley said he had instructed legal team in his personal capacity to institute civil defamation cases in the Delhi High Court and criminal defamation cases in the Patiala House courts against Kejriwal, Kumar Vishwas, Ashutosh, Sanjay Singh, Raghav Chadha and Deepak Bajpai.

Kejriwal and the five AAP leaders have publicly been making allegations against Jaitley and his family members with regard to the DDCA affairs.

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