Kejriwal, AAP leaders apologise to Arun Jaitley
Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and Aam Aadmi Party leaders Sanjay Singh, Ashutosh and Raghav Chadha have apologised to Union finance minister Arun Jaitley and “unequivocally” withdrawn all allegations of financial irregularities against him during his tenure as the president of the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA).
Jaitley had filed a ₹10 crore defamation suit in 2015 against Kejriwal and Chadha, Ashutosh, Singh, Kumar Vishwas and Deepak Bajpai after they accused him of corruption in Delhi’s cricket association from 1999 to 2013.
“These allegations made by me were based on information and papers furnished to me by certain individuals who represented to have first-hand insight into the affairs of DDCA,” Kejriwal and
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his party’s leaders wrote in their letters to Jaitley dated April 1.
“However, I have recently discovered that the information and the imputations contained therein are unfounded and warranted and I was clearly misinformed into making these allegations,” they said.
“I offer my sincere apology to you and your family members for any harm caused to your reputation as a consequence of my allegations,” they added.
Later on Monday, Jaitley and Kejriwal moved a joint plea to “settle” their over two-year-old litigation.