Actress Swara Bhasker has reacted strongly after the Rouse Avenue Court discharged former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the Delhi Excise Policy case.
Taking to Instagram on Friday (February 27), Swara shared a video of Kejriwal getting emotional while addressing the media following the court’s order. In her post, she wrote that the acquittal was a “vindication for one of the better CMs that Delhi has had.”
In another story, she criticised what she described as a pattern of dissenters being jailed, writing, “It’s become routine for dissenters to be thrown in jail on nonsense accusations, charged under draconian laws and spend hundreds of days in jail.”
Court Discharges Kejriwal, Sisodia
The court also discharged former Delhi Excise Minister Manish Sisodia, stating that the alleged central conspiratorial role could not be established. According to the order, the accusations had “failed judicial scrutiny,” and it found no criminal intent on Sisodia’s part. The court further observed that the conspiracy theory could not stand against a constitutional authority.
Kejriwal’s Reaction
Reacting to the verdict, Kejriwal broke down while speaking to reporters, calling the case the “biggest political conspiracy in independent India.” He alleged that it was orchestrated to remove the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) from power in Delhi.
He asserted that the court’s decision proves that he and his party are “Kattar Imaandar” (completely honest) and urged that the Constitution should not be used for political gain.
Background of the Case
The case dates back to 2022, when the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) filed its first chargesheet, followed by supplementary filings. The agency had alleged that ₹100 crore was paid by a “south lobby” to influence the now-scrapped excise policy.
With the court’s discharge order now public, political reactions are expected to intensify in the coming days.