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I feel deeply hurt: Home Minister P Chidambaram
New Delhi, 16 Dec (CMC): Breaking his silence over the withdrawal of three FIRs against a hotelier, Home Minister P Chidambaram said on Friday that he was hurt by the allegations leveled against him.
“I feel deeply hurt. I strongly reject completely unfounded allegations of BJP,” he said.
“I don't have any current subsisting interest with any case,” he added. The Home Minister also said that can't have lifelong interest in over 25,000 cases he represented as lawyer in last four decades.
Earlier in the day, former Union home secretary GK Pillai defended him saying the Home Minister had clearly instructed his officials not to take any decision and asked only to convey the Law Ministry's advice.
"I clearly remember that the Home Minister had written in the file that the Home Ministry should convey the advice of Ministry of Law and the Home Ministry should not give any direction on the issue," Pillai told a news agency.
His remarks came against the backdrop of controversy over the alleged conflict of interest involving Chidambaram in withdrawal of three cases against SP Gupta, Chairman, Sunair Hotels Limited, New Delhi, said to be a former client of Chidambaram.
Pillai said the draft of a letter sent by the Home Ministry to the Delhi government for withdrawal of FIRs had not been shown to the Home Minister or Home Secretary or the Joint Secretary concerned and it did not reflect the proper deliberations in the Home Ministry.
He said the Home Minister had clearly instructed the officials not to give any direction to Delhi government regarding the withdrawal of the case.
The application from Gupta requesting withdrawal of the FIRs against him was received when Pillai was home secretary.
The Delhi government yesterday had revoked its earlier decision not to press for prosecution of cases against the hotelier. The decision was taken by Lt Governor Tejinder Khanna.
Meanwhile, noisy protests by opposition members demanding removal of the Home Minister stalled proceedings in Parliament today without any significant business, and forced adjournment till Monday of both houses.
Presiding officers of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha adjourned the houses first till noon and then for the day after the opposition continued to create a ruckus.
I feel deeply hurt: Home Minister P Chidambaram
Clean Media Correspondent
New Delhi, 16 Dec (CMC): Breaking his silence over the withdrawal of three FIRs against a hotelier, Home Minister P Chidambaram said on Friday that he was hurt by the allegations leveled against him.
“I feel deeply hurt. I strongly reject completely unfounded allegations of BJP,” he said.
“I don't have any current subsisting interest with any case,” he added. The Home Minister also said that can't have lifelong interest in over 25,000 cases he represented as lawyer in last four decades.
Earlier in the day, former Union home secretary GK Pillai defended him saying the Home Minister had clearly instructed his officials not to take any decision and asked only to convey the Law Ministry's advice.
"I clearly remember that the Home Minister had written in the file that the Home Ministry should convey the advice of Ministry of Law and the Home Ministry should not give any direction on the issue," Pillai told a news agency.
His remarks came against the backdrop of controversy over the alleged conflict of interest involving Chidambaram in withdrawal of three cases against SP Gupta, Chairman, Sunair Hotels Limited, New Delhi, said to be a former client of Chidambaram.
Pillai said the draft of a letter sent by the Home Ministry to the Delhi government for withdrawal of FIRs had not been shown to the Home Minister or Home Secretary or the Joint Secretary concerned and it did not reflect the proper deliberations in the Home Ministry.
He said the Home Minister had clearly instructed the officials not to give any direction to Delhi government regarding the withdrawal of the case.
The application from Gupta requesting withdrawal of the FIRs against him was received when Pillai was home secretary.
The Delhi government yesterday had revoked its earlier decision not to press for prosecution of cases against the hotelier. The decision was taken by Lt Governor Tejinder Khanna.
Meanwhile, noisy protests by opposition members demanding removal of the Home Minister stalled proceedings in Parliament today without any significant business, and forced adjournment till Monday of both houses.
Presiding officers of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha adjourned the houses first till noon and then for the day after the opposition continued to create a ruckus.
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