NEW DELHI, FEB 27 : An emotional Arvind Kejriwal on Friday asserted that the corruption case against him was the “biggest political conspiracy” in the history of Independent India, as a court here discharged him in the politically sensational liquor policy case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Just as the verdict came, the three-time ex-Delhi chief minister broke down before reporters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“The court has proved that Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia and AAP are ‘Kattar Imaandar’,” he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kejriwal alleged that the “conspiracy” of the excise case was hatched to finish off AAP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was entirely a fake case with the roles of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah behind its fabrication, the fresh-off-the-hook leader alleged. Sunita Kejriwal, his wife, thanked the court and the judge for “bravery.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Arvind Kejriwal led his entire life with honesty and for the progress of the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But these people, in their greed for power, levelled fake charges, jailed his aides. But I had faith in God,” she told PTI Videos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Before the court vindication, the multi-crore-rupee corruption allegations led to the jailing of Kejriwal and Sisodia for an extended period of time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After he went to prison, Kejriwal resigned from the post of Delhi chief minister, vowing to return to the post only when he was proven innocent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kejriwal became the first sitting Delhi chief minister to be arrested on March 21, 2024. He got bail from the Supreme Court on September 13 of the same year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sisodia, a former deputy chief minister, served around 17 months in jail before being released on bail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On Friday, a Delhi court discharged both leaders in the excise policy-related corruption case, refusing to take cognisance of the CBI chargesheet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Special Judge Jitendra Singh said that the chargesheet had several lacunae not supported by evidence, as he discharged 21 more besides the two Aam Aadmi Party leaders in the matter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
K Kavitha, the daughter of former Telangana chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao and a leader from the Bharat Rashtra Samithi, was also among the acquitted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The CBI has been probing alleged corruption in the formulation and execution of the erstwhile-AAP government’s now-scrapped excise policy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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