New Delhi: AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal, who suffered humiliation in Goa and Punjab assembly elections, is now under scanner for seeking tax payers' money to pay fort his personal legal battles.
According to a report by Times Now, the AAP govt has written a letter to the Delhi Lieutenant Governor seeking his permission to use public money to pay approximately Rs 3.86 crore as fee for his court battles.
Delhi CM reportedly owes the amount to noted lawyer Ram Jethmalani, who has represented him in all the defamation cases filed against him.
It must be noted that Ram Jethmalani’s retainer is Rs 1 crore and his appearance fee per court visit is Rs 22 lakh.
The report claims that Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia has urged the Delhi LG to pay Rs 3.86 crore from the tax payers' money for Kejriwal's legal bills.
Delhi government had informed the Lieutenant Governor that it was necessary for the administrative department to engage Ram Jethmalani to represent Kejriwal in court.
Meanwhile, the Lieutenant Governor seems to have sought expert opinion on the matter.
Earlier last week, the Delhi Chief Minister had been accused of corruption when it was reported that he had constituted a feedback unit which had used Rs 50,000 from the public exchequer for spying services.
