Some videos of Jain lodged in Tihar Jail have come to the fore, in which he is seen eating raw vegetables and fruits in his cell. In other videos, he can also be seen getting massages and other special amenities.
The Home Minister said at a program here, “I had also gone to jail and had resigned from the post of minister. Later, we fought in the court and the court said that it was a political conspiracy and the case is fake. If injustice has been done to you, take recourse to the law, or approach the court. You cannot act so brazenly.
Asked about Jain getting special facilities in Tihar, Shah said it should be answered by the Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party whether these videos are genuine or not.
Shah said, “If the videos are genuine then it becomes your responsibility. He should tell his jailed minister that you are not suspending him even after he is in jail. And he is enjoying such facilities while in jail. I don’t want to answer this question. He (Jain) is still a minister.”
“I have never seen in my long political career that a party is not taking the resignation of a minister even after he has gone to jail,” he said at the Times Now Summit.
Shah said that this kind of shamelessness of sticking to the ministerial post even after being lodged in jail is unprecedented.
When asked about the provisions allowing the Center to remove a minister in such a situation, Shah said the framers of the Constitution might not have thought that such a situation could arise and therefore did not make any provision in this regard. .
Source: navbharattimes.indiatimes.com”