No bail for Indian 'fake degree' minister
(MENAFN- Arab News) NEW DELHI: Indian High Court denied bail to a minister in the local government who was arrested amid allegations his law degree was fake. Granting him interim bail will further 'complicate' thematter the court said.
Judge Sanjeev Jain refused to acceptinterim bail plea of Law Minister Jitender Singh Tomartill the pendency of his application for regular bail whichhe put up for hearing on June 16.
Tomar who is from the Aam Admi Party (AAP) resigned on Tuesday after being accused of forgery and cheating. He has dismissed the claims as 'baseless.'
The AAP which was elected on a pledge to fight corruption says the arrest is politically-motivated.
They are currently out of Delhi in the city of Faizabad in the state of Uttar Pradesh because police want Tomar to substantiate his claims that he studied in a university there.
In his resignation letter Tomar said he did not want the image of the party or the government to be tarnished the Press Trust of India (PTI) news agency reported.
Judge Sanjeev Jain refused to acceptinterim bail plea of Law Minister Jitender Singh Tomartill the pendency of his application for regular bail whichhe put up for hearing on June 16.
Tomar who is from the Aam Admi Party (AAP) resigned on Tuesday after being accused of forgery and cheating. He has dismissed the claims as 'baseless.'
The AAP which was elected on a pledge to fight corruption says the arrest is politically-motivated.
They are currently out of Delhi in the city of Faizabad in the state of Uttar Pradesh because police want Tomar to substantiate his claims that he studied in a university there.
In his resignation letter Tomar said he did not want the image of the party or the government to be tarnished the Press Trust of India (PTI) news agency reported.
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