New Delhi, Apr 4 (Economic Times): Top lawyer Ram Jethmalani came to Arvind Kejriwal's rescue on Tuesday, claiming that he will not charge the Delhi chief minister to defend him against finance minister Arun Jaitely's defamation lawsuit.

Jethmalani's offer comes after the case kicked up a row over reports that the Delhi government was allegedly trying to pay a 3.42-crore legal bill with taxpayer's money. "Even if (Delhi) government doesn't pay or he can't pay, I will appear for free, will treat him (Kejriwal) as one of my poor clients," Jethmalani was quoted as saying by the ANI.

"I charge only the rich but for poor I work for free. All this is instigated by Jailtley who's afraid of my cross-examination-Jethmalani."

Times Now has discovered that the Delhi government wants the taxpayer to pay the cost of Kejriwal's defence, running into crores.

According to documents accessed by Times Now, the bill raised by Jethmalani on December 1, 2016, quotes Rs 1 crore retainership for representing Kejriwal and an additional Rs 22 lakh per appearance. Jethmalani has made 11 appearances so far, leading to a total of Rs 3.42 crore -even before the cross examination stage is over.

The documents show that deputy CM Manish Sisodia wrote on a file on December 6, 2016, following the bill raised by Jethmalani's office, that it be cleared because the matter was linked to CBI raids on the CM's office on December 15, 2015, wherein several files were seized.

'Rattled BJP planting baseless stories'

Reacting to the report on Ram Jethmalani's office raising a bill of Rs 3.42 crore for appearing for chief minister Arvind Kejriwal in the defamation case filed against him by Arun Jaitley, Aam Aadmi Party's Delhi convener, Dilip Pandey, said, “BJP is rattled after the EVM scam of Uttar Pradesh was exposed today by chief minister Arvind Kejriwal. It has now come to the knowledge of the general public how mass-scale rigging of EVMs was done. The BJP is now planting such baseless stories to cover up the scam and steer attention away from the issue of EVMs."

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HENRY MISQUITH, Bahrain
Tue, Apr 04 2017
Deadly snakes like Jetli and others will be taught a good lesson by Ram Jethmalani.

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Peter, KSA
Wed, Apr 05 2017
And he knows very well where the poison lies in these snakes.

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Swamy, Mangalore
Tue, Apr 04 2017
Kejri dear never ever trust that BJP mole Ram Jethmalani. He is not out to help you but to derail all judiciary proceedings against you. We do not want his free service. He has been paid much more for this double agent service. Keep him off.

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Shibu, Dubai
Tue, Apr 04 2017
Henry
"A POOR MAN GOING TO SUPREME COURT OF INDIA TO GET JUSTICE"

National Herald Case is in Supreme Court and Rahul Gandhi is accused No. 2 in case.

Who told u poor dont go to supreme court?

Poor can go to supreme court, or who ever go to Supreme court can tell themself poor

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Clifford, Mangalore
Tue, Apr 04 2017
Shibu, Dubai...
Think about yourself first. After retirement NRI's are not getting pension. But Indian Parliamentarian will get pension once he completes his 5 year term.
Please write your Jutley to add NRI's in public provident fund scheme to save some TDS free money.

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HENRY MISQUITH, Bahrain
Tue, Apr 04 2017
Modi and his Govt who are proffessional politicians can
go to any extent to defeat the honest man like
Kejriwal but ultimately truth should prevail..

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David Pais, Mangalore
Tue, Apr 04 2017
rogi adityanatha & subramanya swamy r da poorest of the poor. round da clock they are in supreme court.

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David Pais, Mangalore
Tue, Apr 04 2017
rogi adityanatha & subramanya swamy r da poorest of the poor. round da clock they are in supreme court.

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Shibu, Dubai
Wed, Apr 05 2017
am asking Rahul is poor or not?
if poor, he is in Supreme court already in many case,
if he is not poor, his drama in UP proved

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Michael Noronha, Mysore
Tue, Apr 04 2017
That is the true quality of a good Samaritan who helps fight for Justice. Well done Jethmalaniji. You are a role model for the advocates in the country.

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Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai
Tue, Apr 04 2017
Loha Lohe Ko Katata Hai ...

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Emi, Brighton
Tue, Apr 04 2017
HE FOUGHT 90% CASES FREE OF COST.

HE SAVED AMIT SHAH IN FAKE ENCOUNTER CASE.

HE SAVED YEDDY IN MINING SCAM.

HOW CAN PEOPLE WALK AT THE AGE OF 92.

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Rakesh, Kudla
Tue, Apr 04 2017
Jetmalani. U betrayed Modiji. Now I realised god takes only good people first.

Bad people die older.

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Emi, Brighton
Tue, Apr 04 2017
THAT MEANS ACCORDING TO U KHASAB IS A GOOD PERSON, WHO DIED YOUNGER.

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ANIKETH, MUMBAI
Tue, Apr 04 2017
then why you charged before ?
why now free?
is that amount enough for you life time?

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Emi, Brighton
Tue, Apr 04 2017
MODI IS SCARED OF ONLY ONE MAN KEJRIWAL.

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Vikas, udupi
Tue, Apr 04 2017
Dear Jetmalani
I know atleast 10 poor people who are genuinely waiting for Justice from SC. May be you should help them instead of this Nautanki.

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HENRY MISQUITH, Bahrain
Tue, Apr 04 2017
@ vikas

I HAVE NEVER HEARD

"A POOR MAN GOING TO SUPREME COURT OF INDIA TO GET JUSTICE"

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HENRY MISQUITH, Bahrain
Tue, Apr 04 2017
Now Aravind Kejri will realize why former bjpEE MP Jetmalani interested to take his case freely against JET- li.

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ABDUL RAFIQ, Uchila
Tue, Apr 04 2017
Hahaha........Times Now Channel has lost this opportunity to increase their TRP.

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Emi, Brighton
Tue, Apr 04 2017
TIMES NOW GOSWAMI WAS OPPOSING BEEF BAN BEFORE. NOW THEY ARE NOT EVEN DEBATING FOR BEEF FRY.

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Shibu, Dubai
Tue, Apr 04 2017
even Ram Jethmalani will click disagree button to "HE FOUGHT 90% CASES FREE OF COST."
he never fight case for free, Ram Jethmalani is No. 1 costly Advocate in India. And he never fight for poor in INDIA.

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Emi, Brighton
Tue, Apr 04 2017
@shibu

UR READING READING MY COMMENTS SOMEWHERE AND TYPING SOMEWHERE. RU ALRIGHT

READ THE HISTORY OF JETHMALANI BEFORE U COMMENT.

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Shibu, Udupi. / Shirva
Tue, Apr 04 2017
Jethmalani and Kejri duo tried to loot 3.42 crore by raising bill, once public aoppose them started freeby shloka

any way better he defend Arvind Kejriwal for 'free' as after loosing kejri will not pay any penny from pocket

by the way kejri can take public prosecuters help too..,

and for jethmalani there are thousand poor people in India who cant pay to advocates, help them not to corrupt nautanki man

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Indian, Mangalore
Tue, Apr 04 2017
DDCA is not AK's personnel property. Jaitly looted it, but when AK as a CM questioned it Jaitly put criminal defamation case on him.

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Clifford, Mangalore
Tue, Apr 04 2017
Problems when people loot illegally...
But politicians looting professionally by fooling public....

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Emi, Brighton
Tue, Apr 04 2017
NAUTANKI IS BETTER THAN FAKING CHEATING AND FRAUD.

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Indian, Mangalore
Tue, Apr 04 2017
Feku's Nautanki brigade is back!!!!

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OSWALD VAZ, THOTTAM/ BAHRAIN
Tue, Apr 04 2017
As per law one can fight his own legal battle by himself. Arvind Kejriwal is a qualified man. Why can't he fight his case by himself ?. In my case i would have fought my case by myself. Always don't defame anyone without proof that will put you in soup. If anyone who wants to fight the case & win should have the proof. Without proof even the other person commit fraud you can't do anything . Moreover you have to pay defamation charges.

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PAM Suvarna, karla
Tue, Apr 04 2017
Ok Ramana,
Now onward you are not going to charge! its fine.
What about already charged amount? Did kejri paid this amount from his own pocket? or by Delhi Govt?

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Emi, Brighton
Tue, Apr 04 2017
THIS JAITMALANI TOOK CASE OF RAPIST ASARAM.

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Conrad John Tauro, Shirva/Udupi/Dubai
Tue, Apr 04 2017
He hates Lotus...

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Emi, Brighton
Tue, Apr 04 2017
ONCE HE WAS A BIG MODI SUPPORTER. MODI CHEATED HIM AND CHEATED THE PEOPLE OF INDIA.

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Indian, Mangalore
Tue, Apr 04 2017
But Arun Jaitly controlled Times Now spreading Fake news due to MCD elections.

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Shibu, Dubai
Tue, Apr 04 2017
waise bhi harneke baad kejri paisa thodi dega?

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