“In other words, it was your own personal feeling about your own greatness that it cannot be quantified in fiscal measure. What do you have to say?”– was one of 26 questions posed by Ram Jethmalani to Arun Jaitley in court on Monday. Jethmalani is representing Arvind Kejriwal in the defamation suit filed by the Finance Minister against the Delhi Chief Minister and five other Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders. This after they accused Arun Jaitley of financial irregularities and financial bungling during his tenure as President of the Delhi and Districts Association (DDCA).
Here’s an excerpt of the exchange that took place in the Delhi High Court on Monday.
Ram Jethmalani will continue to cross-examine Arun Jaitley on Tuesday.
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