Delhi law minister arrested

Delhi law minister arrested
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In a dramatic escalation of the row between the Central and AAP governments, Delhi Law Minister Jitender Singh Tomar was arrested here on Tuesday over his alleged fake law degree. The AAP cried foul and linked it with its anti-corruption campaign.

Fake law degree case

New Delhi: In a dramatic escalation of the row between the Central and AAP governments, Delhi Law Minister Jitender Singh Tomar was arrested here on Tuesday over his alleged fake law degree. The AAP cried foul and linked it with its anti-corruption campaign.


The Delhi police, which does not report to the AAP government but to Lt Governor Najeeb Jung and the Union Home Ministry, said that Tomar was arrested on charges of cheating, criminal conspiracy and forgery. The Aam Aadmi Party, which took power in Delhi in February, accused police of roughing up Tomar. Delhi assembly Speaker Ram Niwas Goel said he wasn't informed about the arrest.

Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia accused Lt Governor Jung of unleashing an "Emergency-like situation" and said vested interests were ganging up against the AAP government because of its anti-corruption campaign. The AAP, he vowed, won't be cowed down.

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