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JAIPUR: The Rajasthan government has sacked additional advocate general (AAG) Rajendra Yadav for failing to present a convincing case in the high court that led to the acquittal of four convicts on death row for the 2008 Jaipur blasts.
Yadav, who was handling the case in the HC, came under fire from BJP as well. The opposition party alleged that he failed to appear in court for a long period and instead assigned the matter to a subordinate lawyer. Yadav didn't take calls Saturday for his response.
The decision on Yadav was taken at a late Friday night meeting helmed by CM Ashok Gehlot. It was also decided to file a special leave petition in the
Supreme Court
against the acquittals. Gehlot held the meeting with top bureaucrats, but Yadav and advocate general Mahendra Singh Singhvi weren't present.
BJP hit out at the CM, saying the
Congress
government is trying to avoid responsibility by sacking an AAG for the fiasco in the high court.
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