MHA has nothing to do with Delhi law minister's arrest, says Rajnath Singh

Lucknow: Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday rubbished Aam Aadmi Party charge that the arrest of Delhi Law Minister was a conspiracy hatched in his ministry saying it had not ordered the arrest.

"The Ministry of Home Affairs does not indulge in such activities. The law takes it own course. There is no interference by the MHA in any such matter," Singh said.

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He was responding to reporters' query on arrest of Delhi Law Minister Jitendra Singh Tomar on charges of cheating and fraud in obtaining law degree.

When it was pointed out that a minister in NDA government at the Centre was facing similar charges, Singh said an arrest is made on specific allegations.

The Home Minister's remark came against the backdrop of AAP Delhi convenor Ashutosh saying that Tomar's arrest earlier in the day was a conspiracy hatched in the Union Home Ministry on the behest of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The 49-year-old Tomar has been accused of cheating, forgery with purpose of cheating and criminal conspiracy under various sections of IPC.

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Meanwhile, Delhi Police Commissioner B.S. Bassi on Tuesday said that Law Minister Jitender Singh Tomar's arrest was as per procedure and added that he would be produced before the court.

Bassi said that action against the Law Minister has been taken as per the prescribed procedure.

"First of all, I would like to inform you that the honourable minister was arrested at around 1. 30. So, he will be produced before the court. Since you have several questions, I would not be able to give you the details at this point of time," he told the media here.

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The AAP has accused the BJP-led NDA Government of indulging in vendetta politics, and said that the court and not the police should decide whether Tomar's papers are forged.