After a report in The Wire suggested that there are differences between Attorney General KK Venugopal and the Centre pertaining to the allegations of sexual harassment against the Chief Justice of India, Venugopal has denied the claims.
According to a report in The Wire, Venugopal had written a letter to all the judges of the Supreme Court recommending an external member panel be brought in to the in-house committee to look into the charges of sexual harassment.
The report also suggested that while the AG sent his views to SC judges in writing, the Centre expressed its disagreement and asked him to declare that the letter was personal. Following this, the AG reportedly wrote another letter saying that the “views were personal”.
However, speaking to The Quint, Venugopal said: