Hindustan Times (Chandigarh)

HAVE EVERY RIGHT TO DEFEND MYSELF: VIRBHADRA

- HT Correspond­ent

DHARAMSHAL­A: Chief minister Virbhadra Singh on Friday said that he was implicated in a false case related to disproport­ionate assets and has every right to defend himself.

Virbhadra’s statement came in response to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s remarks in Shimla rally wherein he took a jibe at the HP CM covertly, asking the audience that have they seen a chief minister who is mostly busy consulting his lawyers.

Interactin­g with media on the sidelines of Haroli Festival, Virbhadra said: “Arun Jaitely, who is the finance minister in Narender Modi-led central government conspired against me and implicated me in false cases. I have every right to defend myself,” said Virbhadra.

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