Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has today filed a fresh Rs 10 crore suit against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal over senior lawyer Ram Jethmalani using the word "crook" for Jaitley during a cross-examination last week.

This case is in addition to the civil and criminal defamation cases filed by Arun Jaitley against Arvind Kejriwal and five other Aam Aadmi Party leaders for accusing the Union minister of financial bungling in the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA). Jaitley has sought Rs 10 crore in damages in his civil defamation suit.

The big question, however, is if the Delhi Chief Minister would again want the aam aadmi to pay for the bills of the lawyer who would defend him in this case.

SHOULD I PAY FROM MY POCKET?

Arvind Kejriwal had earlier courted controversy when reports of the Delhi government wanting to foot the bills of Ram Jethmalani had surfaced.

Ram Jethmalani had reportedly sent bills to the tune of nearly Rs 3.8 crore to Arvind Kejriwal for representing the Delhi Chief Minister in the defamation case filed by Arun Jaitley.

While the Opposition attacked the Delhi government for using public money to pay Jethmalani, Arvind Kejriwal's government maintained that the fight against Arun Jaitley was a public and not a private issue.

"There were allegations of corruption in DDCA. Our government formed a committee to probe this matter and free cricket from corruption," Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said.

Arvind Kejriwal, while addressing a rally ahead of the MCD election, said, "It was a case of corruption. Should I pay (Ram) Jethmalani from my own pocket?"

AAM AADMI MAY HAVE TO PAY

Before filing the fresh case against Arvind Kejriwal, Arun Jaitley asked Ram Jethmalani if the objectionable word, crook, was used as per instruction from Arvind Kejriwal.

Jethmalani replied in affirmative. "If this is so, I would aggravate the charges against the defendant (Kejriwal)," said the Finance Minister.

With yet another case filed against him, and perhaps another battery of lawyers defending him in the court, Arvind Kejriwal may again want the taxpayer or the aam aadmi to foot the legal bills.

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