Finished the hearing of @arunjaitley vs Kejriwal. Wasn't allowed to live tweet so will share what happened here. Plz follow this thread.

— Ankit Lal (@AnkitLal) March 7, 2017

Mr Jaithmalani started by asking if Amritsar election in 2014 was the 1st time Mr Jaitley put his reputation to test in a public election.

— Ankit Lal (@AnkitLal) March 7, 2017

Jaithmalani further asked if AJ lost by more than 1 lakh votes. Jaitley replied that in an election several factors are at play.

— Ankit Lal (@AnkitLal) March 7, 2017

Jethmalani further asked if @arunjaitley can assign any reason to why Bishan Singh Bedi complained in writing against him to the PM?

— Ankit Lal (@AnkitLal) March 7, 2017

Jethmalani further asked if the PM had showed the letter written by Bedi against him. Jaitley says he doesn't recollect.

— Ankit Lal (@AnkitLal) March 7, 2017

Jethmalani further asked that has @arunjaitley read the letter ever since? Jaitley said he can't recollect and was confronted with letter.

— Ankit Lal (@AnkitLal) March 7, 2017

Jaithmalani to @arunjaitley, 'Please read this letter and tell me if the contents there in are true or false. Kindly read carefully.'

— Ankit Lal (@AnkitLal) March 7, 2017

.@arunjaitley denied any contents of the letter pertaining to himself.

— Ankit Lal (@AnkitLal) March 7, 2017

Jethmalani confronted saying that the contents of the letter by Mr Bedi relate to a period during which @arunjaitley was president of DDCA.

— Ankit Lal (@AnkitLal) March 7, 2017

.@arunjaitley accepted that he was Patron-in-Chief of DDCA till early 2014. Jethmalani asked if the post is mentioned in AoA of DDCA.

— Ankit Lal (@AnkitLal) March 7, 2017

Jaithmalani also asked if @arunjaitley was aware that Patron-in-Chief has all the rights of a member of executive committee of DDCA.

— Ankit Lal (@AnkitLal) March 7, 2017

.@arunjaitley said he was unsure about that. Jethmalani then asked if Jaitley had attended any DDCA meetings as Patron-in-Chief.

— Ankit Lal (@AnkitLal) March 7, 2017

.@arunjaitley accepted of attending one DDCA meeting as the Patron-in-Chief. Said he had himself asked to be removed from the post in 2014.

— Ankit Lal (@AnkitLal) March 7, 2017

Jaithmalani to AJ, 'Now that you have read Mr Bedi's letter, do you find anything that makes you angry enough to file a defamation plea.'

— Ankit Lal (@AnkitLal) March 7, 2017

Jethmalani further suggested that hon'ble Prime Minister drew the attention of @arunjaitley to the letter written by Mr Bedi.

— Ankit Lal (@AnkitLal) March 7, 2017

Jethmalani asked if @arunjaitley had told the PM that he would establish his reputation in court against these allegations. Jaitley denied.

— Ankit Lal (@AnkitLal) March 7, 2017

Jaithmalani said that @arunjaitley had 4 departments under him. Jaitley replies that he had multiple departments and 4 major ministries.

— Ankit Lal (@AnkitLal) March 7, 2017

Jethmalani asked if @arunjaitley was also minister fr I&B. Jaitley said he got charge of I&B after relinquishing charge of defence ministry.

— Ankit Lal (@AnkitLal) March 7, 2017

Jethmalani to @arunjaitley, 'Now you have only Finance Ministry.'

Jaitley replied that he has Finance and Ministry of Corporate affairs.

— Ankit Lal (@AnkitLal) March 7, 2017

Jethmalani retorted, 'The PM is holding you as a minister as you had promised to come clear of all the allegations by Mr Bedi in court.'

— Ankit Lal (@AnkitLal) March 7, 2017

Jethmalani further said, 'While the PM asked you to come clear on allegations by Mr Bedi, @arunjaitley filed a defamation case on Kejriwal.'

— Ankit Lal (@AnkitLal) March 7, 2017

Furtber to this Mr Jaithmalani asked, 'Do you know Ms Madhu Kishwar?' (@madhukishwar)@arunjaitley - Yes.

— Ankit Lal (@AnkitLal) March 7, 2017

Jethmalani - 'Is she (@madhukishwar) a journalist?'@arunjaitley - 'I don't think so.'

— Ankit Lal (@AnkitLal) March 7, 2017

Jethmalani - 'On page 110 of documents submitted by @arunjaitley, a tweet made by @madhukishwar has been quoted.'

— Ankit Lal (@AnkitLal) March 7, 2017

Jethmalani - In her tweet @madhukishwar had said that @arunjaitley's wife and daughter have siphoned off DDCA money using farzi companies.

— Ankit Lal (@AnkitLal) March 7, 2017

Jethmalani - Is it correct that the tweet was made by @madhukishwar on 17th December 2015?@arunjaitley - Around that time.

— Ankit Lal (@AnkitLal) March 7, 2017

Jethmalani - nd @ArvindKejriwal allegedly commented on @madhukishwar's tweet?@arunjaitley - Yes. He committed a liable act.

— Ankit Lal (@AnkitLal) March 7, 2017

Jethmalani - 'The originator @madhukishwar you dare not sue?'@arunjaitley - 'I filed case against Kejriwal as he has stature and is a CM.'

— Ankit Lal (@AnkitLal) March 7, 2017

Jethmalani - 'You thought of suing Kejriwal but did not sue @madhukishwar?' @arunjaitley - 'I never thought of suing Ms. Kishwar.'

— Ankit Lal (@AnkitLal) March 7, 2017

Then Jaithmalani confronted @arunjaitley with page 111 of plaintiff document.

Title "BJP General Secretary Ram Lal meets MP Kirti Azad"

— Ankit Lal (@AnkitLal) March 7, 2017

The news was published by @abpnewstv's Twitter handle. Jethmalani asked if @arunjaitley was aware of the meeting.

— Ankit Lal (@AnkitLal) March 7, 2017

.@arunjaitley - 'I am personally unaware of the meeting and of its contents.'

On the ABP news report of meeting btn Ramlal and Kirti Azad.

— Ankit Lal (@AnkitLal) March 7, 2017

Then @arunjaitley was confronted with Tweets made by Bishan Bedi. In these tweets Bedi had asked why DDCA payments were stopped by BCCI.

— Ankit Lal (@AnkitLal) March 7, 2017

Bedi had also tweeted why the incumbent DDCA president was removed. Jaitley said it happened after his stint with DDCA.

— Ankit Lal (@AnkitLal) March 7, 2017

Then Jaitley was confronted with tweet of @SitaramYechury. Jaitley again gave the defence that it happened after his stint at DDCA.

— Ankit Lal (@AnkitLal) March 7, 2017

Jethmalani then went to pg 114 of plaintiff document. It has a tweet of @madhukishwar in which it was said that DDCA is just tip of iceberg.

— Ankit Lal (@AnkitLal) March 7, 2017

.@madhukishwar's tweet put forth by Jethmalani further alleged that Hockey Federation would be the next to be exposed.

— Ankit Lal (@AnkitLal) March 7, 2017

Jethmalani then put forward page 488 of plaintiff document. It was a press release by likes of Ghulam Nabi Azad and Mallikarjun Khadge.

— Ankit Lal (@AnkitLal) March 7, 2017

The press release was titled, 'Stop theatrics, sack Jaitley.'@arunjaitley said he was unaware of this document.

— Ankit Lal (@AnkitLal) March 7, 2017

Jethmalani - 'When did this press statement come to your notice?'@arunjaitley - 'I'm seeing this for the first time.'

— Ankit Lal (@AnkitLal) March 7, 2017

After this the court proceedings came to halt for the day.

Next hearing on 15th and 17th May.

Cross examination of Jaitley to continue.

— Ankit Lal (@AnkitLal) March 7, 2017

Letter given by Bishan Bedi to @narendramodi against @arunjaitley.

This was the letter with which Ram Jethmalani confronted Jaitley. pic.twitter.com/3YsYKSd71d

— Ankit Lal (@AnkitLal) March 7, 2017

Page 1 of the press release by Ghulam Nabi Azad against DDCA scam titled, 'Stop theatrics, sack Jaitley, please act!' pic.twitter.com/a4DwgXeI7w

— Ankit Lal (@AnkitLal) March 7, 2017