New Delhi, Feb 27 (PTI) A visibly emotional Arvind Kejriwal on Friday termed the case against him the “biggest political conspiracy” in independent India, after a Delhi court discharged him in the politically contentious liquor policy-linked corruption case.
Moments after the order was pronounced, the three-time former Delhi chief minister broke down while addressing reporters.
“The court has proved that Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia and AAP are ‘Kattar Imaandar’,” he said.
Kejriwal alleged that the excise policy case was “hatched” to finish off the Aam Aadmi Party and claimed it was “entirely fake”. He alleged the case was fabricated at the behest of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
A Delhi court on Friday discharged Kejriwal and Sisodia, a former deputy chief minister, in the excise policy-related corruption case, declining to take cognisance of the CBI chargesheet.
Special Judge Jitendra Singh said the chargesheet suffered from several lacunae and was not supported by evidence. The court also discharged 21 other accused in the matter.
The CBI has been probing alleged corruption in the formulation and implementation of the erstwhile AAP government’s now-scrapped excise policy. PTI VIT