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Arvind Kejriwal seems to believe in untruth and defamation: Arun Jaitley

| | Dec 17, 2015, at 09:26 pm
New Delhi, Dec 17 (IBNS): Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday attacked Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal over dragging his name in the alleged Delhi and District Cricket Association scam and said the Aam Aadmi Party chief believed in 'untruth and defamation'.

"Free speech is unquestionably a pre-eminent Fundamental Right, but does free speech include the right to speak only falsehood? The Delhi Chief Minister, Mr. Arvind Kejriwal, seems to believe in untruth and defamation, delivered in a language that borders on hysteria," Jaitley said in his blog.

He said Kejriwal made the move as a part of propaganda technique to deflect attention when he was in the 'dock'.

"It is a part of propaganda technique to deflect attention when you yourselves are in the dock," Jaitley said.

"Finding himself acting as a shield to cover an officer under investigation, the Delhi Chief Minister has attempted to focus attention on me. He repeats endlessly that I misled the Parliament on the Delhi raid and that he has a series of allegations to make against me in relation to my tenure as President of the DDCA – Delhi’s cricket body. The Congress transiently joined Mr. Kejriwal’s company for the reason that its own leaders are in the dock for more than one reason," Jaitley said.

He further said: "No personal allegation was ever made against me nor did I ever feel the need of contradicting it."

He called allegations leveled against him as unsubstantiated and non-specific.

"I have felt the need for stating the above in order to counter any unsubstantiated, non-specific allegations. I have left cricket administration in 2013. By referring to some facts of 2014 and 2015, he can’t drag me in," Jaitley said.

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