Kiren Rijiju : No CM ever burdened exchequer for his defence

Kiren Rijiju : No CM ever burdened exchequer for his defence

Union Minister Kiren Rijiju today criticised the Delhi government's move to pay fees of a lawyer representing Arvind Kejriwal in a defamation case, saying no chief minister has ever burdened the exchequer to fight his own case.

"I just can't recall any other chief minister who has ever burdened the exchequer to save himself or promote himself," he told reporters here, reacting to the city government's move to pay around Rs 3 crore to top lawyer Ram Jethmalini.

Rijiju said the defamation case was slapped against Kejriwal for speaking against Finance Minister Arun Jaitley.