New Delhi : Moments after being discharged in the Delhi excise policy case, Arvind Kejriwal broke in front of cameras as he called the verdict a victory of truth. “It has been proved today… the court has said that Kejriwal is kattar imandaar (staunchly honest),” a tearful Kejriwal said. Court verdict is evidence of my innocence. Truth always wins,” Kejriwal said, breaking down and urging that the Constitution not be turned into a joke.
Arvind Kejriwal was left momentarily speechless. Struggling to find words, he removed his glasses, covered his eyes and broke down before cameras as supporters and lawyers patted his shoulders, urging him to stay strong. We were harassed. Debates were going on TV channels, and news was aired that Kejriwal is corrupt, Kejriwal said, as he could no longer hold back his tears after appearing strong all this while.
Sisodia, Kejriwal’s former deputy, stood beside him and pulled the AAP chief into an embrace. Emotional scenes unfolded outside the Rouse Avenue Court in Delhi, where Kejriwal buried his face in Sisodia’s chest and broke down in tears. The court flagged a lack of evidence against Kejriwal, observing that serious allegations must be backed by material and that attributing a central conspiratorial role cannot be sustained without proof.
Lashing out at the Narendra Modi government, Sunita Kejriwal said the AAP was not involved in corruption and alleged that the case stemmed from someone else’s “lust for power. The court has said that it meticulously went through all evidence produced by CBI and not a shred of allegation can be said to cross the threshold of charge. The court has discharged them, saying that there is no allegation which can be held to be true in this matter,” Kejriwal’s lawyer Vivek Jain told news agency ANI.
The court has also said that the framing of the excise policy was done through institutional safeguards, and there cannot be any doubt on the mannerism and the way the policy has been framed,” he added. With the recent development, the liquor policy case against Sisodia and Kejriwal has been closed for now due to what the court termed a “lack of evidence.”
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