The two leaders have been locked in a tussle since the Union Finance Minister filed a defamation case against the CM, after being accused of financial irregularities as cricket body chief
Following a defamation case filed against him by Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday filed a plea in the Delhi High Court (HC), seeking details regarding Jaitley's finances. Earlier, the CM had accused the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA), a body that the Finance Minister once headed, of financial irregularities. The two leaders have been at loggerheads since.
In his plea to the HC, the CM sought bank account and income tax details of Jaitley, his son, daughter, son-in-law, and wife. As per the plea, Kejriwal asked for "copies of bank statements of all accounts of Arun Jaitley, the plaintiff singly or jointly, along with narration since the financial year 1999-2000 till 2014-15".
He also asked for the "copies of statements of all bank accounts along with narration of entity or entities where Jaitley has direct or indirect ownership or equity shareholding of more than 10 per cent, since the financial year 1999-2000 till 2014-15", and the "copies of statements of all bank accounts along with narration of entities where the son, daughter, son-in-law, and wife of Jaitley has or has had direct or indirect ownership or equity shareholding of more than 10 per cent since the financial year 1999-2000 till 2014-15".
The CM also sought copies of complete income tax return forms and wealth tax return forms, along with computations of Jaitley since the financial year 1999-2000 till 2014-15.
The action comes after a city court directed the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader to face criminal charges in a defamation case.
Jaitley had filed the defamation case against Kejriwal and other AAP leaders on December 21, 2015, when the CM accused him of corruption, and sought their prosecution for offences that can entail a punishment of up to two years in jail.
In his civil defamation suit in the High Court, Jaitley has sought Rs 10 crore in damages from Kejriwal and the five AAP leaders for issuing "false and defamatory statements" against him and his family in connection with the alleged irregularities at DDCA, when he was its President.
Jaitley was the President of the organisation for about 13 years, till 2013. The other AAP leaders made accused by Jaitley are Kumar Vishwas, Sanjay Singh, Raghav Chaddha, Ashutosh, and Deepak Bajpai.
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