The Delhi high court on Monday accepted the apology tendered by dissident Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Kumar Vishwas for levelling allegations against Union minister Arun Jaitley. Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw noted that Vishwas, in a letter submitted in the court on Monday, has without any reservation, unequivocally withdrawn all the allegations levelled against the BJP leader. Vishwas, through his advocate Amit Yadav, tendered sincere apology to Jaitley and his family members for causing any harm to them. Senior advocate Rajiv Nayar and advocate Manik Dogra, who appeared for Jaitley, said they have accepted Vishwas’s apology. Jaitley had lodged the Rs 10 crore defamation suit in December 2015 against Kejriwal and the five AAP leaders after they had alleged financial irregularities in the Delhi and District Cricket Association when the union minister was its president.

Source: Hindustan Times May 28, 2018 10:07 UTC