Former finance minister P Chidambaram today admitted to made "editorial" changes to the Ishrat Jehan case. Mr Chidambaram was replying to a question at the launch of a book "Standing Guard A Year in Opposition" written by him at a hotel in Mumbai.
Mr Chidambaram said He has changed his view. In a free country, a person is entitled to change his view. The second affidavit was vetted by the attorney general of India. No part of the second affidavit was wrong.
It was drafted, went to the attorney general, came to me. I, with a compulsive habit of all lawyers, made small 'editorial' changes. This is a habit of all lawyers. Any lawyer would put a comma here and there or strike out a word,Mr Chidambaram said
And now they say those papers are missing. To whose advantage has the vetted draft gone missing? I want the vetted draft. To whose interest is to say that the draft is missing? There is nothing to hide. I think the mystery has been unravelled now,he added.
Home Minister Rajnath Singh today ordered an 'internal inquiry' to probe how files concerning the affidavits filed in the Ishrat Jahan case have gone missing, said informed sources
On March 10, the Home Minister had told the Lok Sabha that "two letters from the then home secretary to the attorney general in 2009 have gone missing. The then attorney general had vetted two affidavits regarding the case. Those are also not available.
Mr Chidambaram said He has changed his view. In a free country, a person is entitled to change his view. The second affidavit was vetted by the attorney general of India. No part of the second affidavit was wrong.
It was drafted, went to the attorney general, came to me. I, with a compulsive habit of all lawyers, made small 'editorial' changes. This is a habit of all lawyers. Any lawyer would put a comma here and there or strike out a word,Mr Chidambaram said
And now they say those papers are missing. To whose advantage has the vetted draft gone missing? I want the vetted draft. To whose interest is to say that the draft is missing? There is nothing to hide. I think the mystery has been unravelled now,he added.
Home Minister Rajnath Singh today ordered an 'internal inquiry' to probe how files concerning the affidavits filed in the Ishrat Jahan case have gone missing, said informed sources
On March 10, the Home Minister had told the Lok Sabha that "two letters from the then home secretary to the attorney general in 2009 have gone missing. The then attorney general had vetted two affidavits regarding the case. Those are also not available.
