New Delhi, Aug. 22 -- A staggering Rs 42.68 crore of taxpayers' money had to be spent on senior advocates, including Abhishek Manu Singhvi and others, to contest as many as 542 "frivolous and false" cases filed against him during the previous UPA regime, said union Minister for Culture and Tourism Gajendra Singh Shekhawat.
Speaking at his residence with Women Journalist Welfare Trust (WJWT), the Minister stressed that such politically motivated litigations not only burden individual public representatives but also drain resources from the exchequer that could otherwise be channelled into development initiatives.
Shekhawat, who defeated Vaibhav Gehlot from Jodhpur in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections and has held key portfolios including Jal Sh...