"Manish Tiwari was in Goa recently. He discovered Hitler there. What a pity that he could not discover a serial rapist in Goa. Additionally, we will all wait if the outrage in the media is proportionate to the offence. Or will journalistic pressures be brought on the young journalist to conceal the truth?" Jaitley said.
Tejpal, the founder editor of Tehelka, was behind the sting in 2001 in which then BJP President Bangaru Laxman was caught on camera accepting a bribe.
"May be secular philandering is to be dealt with a different standard. We all wait to see if the young lady testifies to the truth or not," Jaitley said.
Insisting that the Tejpal case is in a different league altogether, the BJP leader posed several questions.
"Why was the offence not allowed to be reported forthwith? Were any pressures brought on the victim not to lodge a complaint? How can an offence of rape be compromised by an atonement that the guilty will not attend office for six months?" Jaitley said.
Updated on: November 22, 2013 15:04 IST
