Delhi CM sends legal notice to Arvind Kejriwal
Daily Excelsior
05:35 AM Oct 23, 2012 IST
NEW DELHI, Oct 22:Delhi Chief Minister Sheila� Dikshit�s political secretary Pawan Khera today sent a legal notice to India Against Corruption (IAC) leader Arvind� Kejriwal for defamation.Mr Khera sent the notice accusing Mr Kejriwal of using� �foul and filthy language� while making �baseless allegations� against the Chief Minister and her associates, and asked for� an unconditional public apology.The social activist-turned-politician has been asked to� reply within two days.Mr Khera in the notice alleged that Mr Kejriwal had� allegedly used word �Dalal (middleman)� for the Chief� Minister on a TV talk show recently.In the notice, Mr Khera demanded the IAC leader to� immediately withdraw all the allegations and aspersions� made by him against Ms Dikshit.�In case of failure to comply with this notice within �a period of two days of receipt of this legal notice, you� shall render yourselves jointly and severally liable to� face appropriate civil as well as criminal proceedings� under the relevant provisions of law at your risk as� to cost and consequences,� the notice said.Mr Khera alleged that the earlier campaign of the IAC� leader to �defame� the Chief Minister continues without� any logical cause and only with the �intent to gain� publicity by unnecessarily sensationalising baseless� allegations which were evidently politically motivated.�Mr Khera said Mr Kejriwal, who launched a new political� party on October 2, was seeking to garner instant public� support through �dishonest shorcuts.�Mr Kejriwal said he was not afraid of legal notice sent� by the Delhi CM and he will continue to raise the issues� related to the people.�I have come to know that the Delhi Chief Minister has� sent a legal notice to me. But I am not afraid of any� notice,� he said addressing a dharna outside the� office of BSES.��� �Yes we are maligning your government and will� continue to do so till your government and your party� are involved in corruption,� Mr Kejriwal added.��� He further said it was �corruption which was maligning� the Delhi government.��I am to address the labourers of five electric companies� in Delhi at 12 today. Police deny them permission for tent� and stage last nite. The program will still happen. Let� them do their dharma. We�ll do our dharma. Police had been intimated almost 10� days back. They deny permission at the last moment.� Congress rattled?� he tweeted in the morning.
He said the labourers have right to protest for their� demands.
The IAC leader added that he will visit every Assembly constituency, ward and street of the capital and raise� the issue of hike in water and electricity bills.Mr Kejriwal had earlier held protests against rising electricity bills by burning bills and restoring� electricity connections.Advertisement
