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Bombshell allegation: Top lawyer links former

VP with Pak journalist who has links with ISI

Hamid Ansari, his friends were ‘fraternizing with’ Pak journalist Mirza at Jama Masjid

United Forum’s Conference, says senior advocate Adish Aggarwala

OUR BUREAU
New Delhi
n a fresh twist to the controversy
over the BJP asking former Vice
IPresident Hamid Ansari to come
clean on claims of a Pakistan jour-
nalist which were rubbished by him
and the Congress, Dr Adish Aggar-
wala, Chairman, All India Bar Asso-
ciation, has said that they “chose not
to disclose” about an international
conference on terrorism and the gov-
ernment should initiate a probe into
the matter as it “relates to national
security and espionage”.
In a press statement, Aggarwa-
la, a senior advocate, said that the
former Vice President and Congress
leader Jairam Ramesh had referred
to the International Conference of An image issued by All India Bar Association Chairman Dr Adish Aggarwala showing then Vice President Hamid Ansari and
Jurists on International Terrorism Pakistani journalist Nusrat Mirza (marked in red circles) attending the Jama Masjid United Forum’s Conference at Oberoi Hotel,
and Human Rights held on Decem-
ber 11 and 12, 2010 in Vigyan Bha- in New Delhi on October 27th, 2009. (ANI Photo/ Dr Adish C Aggarwala)
van and not to the International
Conference against Terrorism orga- interview,” he said.
nized by Jama Masjid United Forum Aggarwala said some Congress
held at Oberoi Hotel, New Delhi on leaders are trying to mask the alleged
October 27, 2009. He said the 2009 meeting of Mr Hamid Ansari with
conference was attended by Hamid Nusrat Mirza “by making insinua-
Ansari, Shahi Imam of Delhi Jama tions and veiled statements on social
Masjid National Conference leader media that Nusrat Mirza had attend-
Dr Farooq Abdullah and other Mus- ed the Conference organized by me”.
lim leaders. Aggarwala also enclosed a pho-
Aggarwala alleged that Hamid tograph “showing Mr Hamid Ansari
Ansari and his friends “were frater- sharing the dais at the said event”.
nizing with Pakistan journalist Nus- “We request the Government of
rat Mirza at the Jama Masjid United India to initiate an inquiry into the
Forum’s Conference”. The BJP had matter since the matter relates to
on Wednesday asked Ansari and the Congress leader Jairam Ramesh (ANI Photo) national security and espionage. The
Congress to come clean on media re- records of the Jama Masjid United
ports about claims of Pakistani jour- Jurists’ Conference so that Mr Ansa- ri and his friends were fraternizing Forum Conference, which apparent-
nalist Nusrat Mirza that Ansari had ri receives a clean chit on scrutiny of with Nusrat Mirza at the Jama Mas- ly are not in public domain, need to
invited him to India. Mirza claimed records of the said Conference”. jid United Forum’s Conference,” he be retrieved and analyzed,” he said.
that he had shared the information “The statements made by Mr said. He said the former Vice-Presi-
collected during the visits with Paki- Hamid Ansari and Mr Jairam Ra- Aggarwala said statements were dent must “be made to account for
stan’s ISI. mesh and other Congress office bear- made to take cover behind the Con- acts that endangered the lives of its
Aggarwala, who is President In- ers are manifestly distorted, wholly ference of Jurists in order to evade citizens”. Nusrat Mirza claimed that
ternational Council of Jurists, Lon- untrue, and deplorably dishonest. It questions and escape inquiries. Ansari invited him to India five times
don, said it appears that Hamid An- is rather astonishing that a former He said Ansari had attended the between 2005-2011 and added that
sari and Jairam Ramesh “chose not Vice-President of the country would International Conference of Jurists he shared the information he collect-
to disclose about the Jama Masjid indulge in underhanded activity and on International Terrorism and Hu- ed during his visits with ISI.
United Forum’s Conference in order then try to duck behind another un- man Rights in 2010 but Nusrat Mir- Jairam Ramesh had said that
to mislead government agencies and connected event to lead the public za was neither an invitee, nor had he “insinuations and innuendos’’ by BJP
the public. Possibly, they felt it ap- astray. In order to unravel the truth, attended it. “Even Nusrat Mirza has spokesperson are to be condemned
propriate to take shelter behind the not referred to this Conference in his in “strongest possible language”.
I reiterate that Mr Hamid Ansa-

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