The Delhi Unit BJP on Wednesday urged Lieutenant- Governor Anil Baijal for a time-bound inquiry into the Delhi government's decision to use public money for paying Rs 3.4 crore to noted lawyer Ram Jethmalani in relation to the defamation case against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Vijender Gupta, also Leader of Opposition in the Delhi Assembly, met Baijal along with other BJP MLAs and submitted a memorandum demanding an inquiry.
He alleged the Delhi government tried to 'hide' details of its decision by specifically ordering its departments not to send the concerned files to the Lieutenant- Governor's office. "Instead, they just sent a one-page note to the LG for post-facto approval," Gupta said. Gupta demanded criminal proceedings to be initiated against Kejriwal and others involved in what he alleged to be 'criminal act of misusing public funds and the subverting constitutional procedure'.