<p> <br />“The accused does not have the charge sheet but the media has it. This is the CBI's design,” Jethmalani, who is providing legal assistance to Shah, alleged.<br /><br />He said excerpts of the charge sheet were being carried in newspaper reports everyday but Shah had still not been provided with a copy. The court had ordered that a copy of the charge sheet be handed over to Shah. Jethmalani had rushed to Ahmedabad on Monday, soon after taking oath as a BJP Rajya Sabha MP from Rajasthan, to represent Shah, who is lodged in Sabarmati jail.<br /><br />Jethmalani, who was a minister in the Vajpayee cabinet, had contested against him in 2004 elections. He was also expressing divergent views on issues like hanging of the Parliament convict Afzal Guru. <br /><br />“The nomination of Jethmalani for the Rajya Sabha from Rajasthan against opposition from the state MLAs was, perhaps, keeping in mind the legal battles ahead,” according to sources.</p>
<p> <br />“The accused does not have the charge sheet but the media has it. This is the CBI's design,” Jethmalani, who is providing legal assistance to Shah, alleged.<br /><br />He said excerpts of the charge sheet were being carried in newspaper reports everyday but Shah had still not been provided with a copy. The court had ordered that a copy of the charge sheet be handed over to Shah. Jethmalani had rushed to Ahmedabad on Monday, soon after taking oath as a BJP Rajya Sabha MP from Rajasthan, to represent Shah, who is lodged in Sabarmati jail.<br /><br />Jethmalani, who was a minister in the Vajpayee cabinet, had contested against him in 2004 elections. He was also expressing divergent views on issues like hanging of the Parliament convict Afzal Guru. <br /><br />“The nomination of Jethmalani for the Rajya Sabha from Rajasthan against opposition from the state MLAs was, perhaps, keeping in mind the legal battles ahead,” according to sources.</p>
