Since we came to power… I had already by then had a reputation for taking corruption cases to courts and getting a result. The 2G spectrum case is an example of that. Thereafter, I had filed another case in 2013 which was against (former finance minister) Chidambaram in the Aircel-Maxis scam. Before we came to power I had also filed a private complaint in the Patiala House Court on National Herald case. There was lot of expectation I would see that a government with a majority would be able to remove all the obstacles that I might face in a partisan government. But I found the opposite happening. I found that the finance ministry was dragging its feet, giving public statements that crime was so trivial and you could get away by paying a small fine. Then came along Mr (Shashi) Tharoor’s case which is where it was clear, and the autopsy reports said that Sunanda Pushkar had died an unnatural death. And there also there was a refusal to register a FIR. This was piling up that somehow our government, though better than Congress, was in fact not very keen to bring all these things to a finality and closure. All kinds of arguments were given to me that if Chidambaram was charge sheeted, Congress will not allow parliament to function, etc.

In this background, I found that officers who are honest were being targeted. Not only were they being targeted in the UPA period but they were targeted by our government. For example, the case of presently the joint director of ED (Enforcement Directorate), Rajeshwar Singh, whose promotion is being held up for one year by the finance secretary Mr (Hasmukh) Adhia. He was targeted by Chidambaram. He removed him from service while he was investigating the Aircel-Maxis case. I went to SC and it set it aside and gave a direction. Surprisingly, when our government came Mr Jaitley took him to the High Court and tried to get him removed. For that also, I had to go against my own government. So, a background was created that somehow, we’re not serious about corruption.

That’s when I found that a man as honest as Mr Verma, I knew him when he was Delhi Police Commissioner and seen his work and how he reduced corruption in Delhi Police and prosecuted officers of misdemeanor. He was given a promotion on merit as CBI director and then they started targeting him. They brought totally illegally, Mr Asthana from Gujarat and placed him as special director. Then they all began to work to see that Mr Verma leaves and Mr Asthana takes over. But Verma turned out to be a tough guy and that’s how the whole clash has come and that’s why I am supporting Mr Verma.