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Jethmalani sharply criticises Sorabjee and CJI

NEW DELHI, JULY 27: Sacked Law minister Ram Jethmalani today sharply attacked Attorney General Soli J Sorabjee and Chief Justice of India ...

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NEW DELHI, JULY 27: Sacked Law minister Ram Jethmalani today sharply attacked Attorney General Soli J Sorabjee and Chief Justice of India A.S. Anand while making serious allegations against the law officer.

Releasing a 17-page statment, which he had intended toread out in the Rajya Sabha explaining his resignation from the Union Cabinet, Jethmalani gave details of his highly strained relationship with Sorabjee and “conflict” with the Chief Justice.

The former minister released the statment after Rajya Sbaha chairman Krishna Kant asked him to modify his statement in the wake of Opposition from members that he was seeking to make public confidential and secret documents. He did not release any of those letters at the press conference.

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The former Law minister alleged that sorabjee had tendered advice to Hindujas, accused in the Bofors case, even when the CBI was investigating them and also charged him with “pliancy” in advising the government to issue a notification transferring Jayalalitha’s cases to special courts.

“The Attorney General has a lot to explain how he decided to give opinion to a party (Hindujas) who have serious conflict of interest with the Union of India which he represents,” he said.

He also accused the Attorney General of charging the Government hefty amounts running into lakhs of rupees for giving advice on the telecom policy, against the rules.

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