Kejriwal's dare to PM Modi after clearance in excise case: ‘Hold Delhi elections again, I will leave politics if…’
After being acquitted in the liquor scam, Arvind Kejriwal challenged PM Modi to hold new Delhi elections, vowing to exit politics if the BJP wins over 10 seats.
Following the acquittal in the liquor scam case, AAP national convener and former Chief Minister of Delhi, Arvind Kejriwal, dared Prime Minister Narendra Modi to conduct fresh elections in Delhi and promised to leave politics if the BJP secures over 10 seats.
On Friday, a Delhi court discharged Arvind Kejriwal and his former deputy, Manish Sisodia, in a corruption case involving the excise policy, declining to take cognisance of the CBI chargesheet, news agency PTI reported.
“I challenge Modi ji to hold elections in Delhi again. I can say with confidence that if they get more than 10 seats, I will leave politics,” ANI quoted Kejriwal, who was addressing a press conference on Friday.
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Kejriwal further alleged, “Two people, PM Modi and Amit Shah, hatched this conspiracy to finish the Aam Aadmi Party. Today, they should apologise to the country....I have only earned honesty, not money…”
Dig at Congress
Kejriwal also criticised Pawan Khera over his remarks, implying that this move was made to undermine the Congress before the upcoming Punjab and Gujarat elections.
Questioning the number of Congress leaders imprisoned, the AAP leader said that the party has "no shame."
"I want to ask the Congress - Kejriwal went to jail. Did Robert Vadra go to jail? Sanjay Singh went to jail. Did Rahul Gandhi go to jail? Sanjay Singh went to jail. Did Sonia Gandhi ji went to jail? What is Congress saying? Does it have no shame?" Kejriwal said.
Delhi court's order
A special CBI court, while dismissing the CBI and ED cases related to the Delhi liquor policy, criticised the behaviour of the two investigative agencies for depending only on the statements of approvers who had received pardons in the cases.
The court noted that the alleged central conspiratorial role could not be proven. It also mentioned that the allegations “failed judicial scrutiny” and found “no criminal intent” on the part of Manish Sisodia and said that the conspiracy theory “cannot survive against one constitutional authority," PTI reported.
Kejriwal praised the court's order and said, "I want to thank the judge. The Judge has shown extreme courage when every institution and authority has been intimidated. The court has to decide whether there is evidence for a case. The court in its 600-page order has said that there is not the slightest evidence to even have a case in this matter."
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