“If in an inquiry it is disclosed that there was violation of the Income Tax Act or any other penal statutes, would it be right for a serving law officer of the government to defend Jay Shah. The Law Minister and his Ministry has not followed raj dharma,” said Randeep Surjewala, a practising lawyer himself, who heads the Congress’s communication wing. When pointed out that Mr. Surjewala had himself defended allegations against the Congress president’s son-in-law, Robert Vadra, during the UPA regime, he claimed to have represented the then Congress government in Haryana. One that the Haryana government had allotted land to Mr. Vadra and that change of land use (CLU) was permitted by us. CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury said, “It is very unusual for a serving law officer of the government to take up private interest.

Source: The Hindu October 10, 2017 16:07 UTC