New Delhi, February 27 Congress MP Manish Tewari and party veteran Margaret Alva congratulated former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on his acquittal in the liquor policy case, and criticized the BJP's "politics of vendetta".
The two former Union ministers' congratulatory messages came even as the Congress took a dig at the BJP and the AAP over a Delhi court giving a clean chit to Kejriwal in the 2021-22 excise policy case.
The Congress said that this was a "predictable script" from the BJP, and proceedings against its "allies" in the AAP and others will quietly disappear in light of the upcoming Gujarat and Punjab elections.
In a post on X, Chandigarh MP Tewari said, "I congratulate Sh. Arvind Kejriwal and his colleagues on their acquittal. Vendetta should have no place in politics."
Taking to X, Alva said, "Congratulations to Arvind Kejriwal on being acquitted in the Excise Policy Case."
"The false cases raised against Opposition leaders by investigative agencies serving as the BJP's in-house musclemen will all be thrown out by the courts, just as this one has," the Congress leader said.
Alva's remarks came after a Delhi court acquitted Kejriwal, his former deputy Manish Sisodia, and 21 others in the politically-charged liquor policy case, and criticized the CBI for finding no "overarching conspiracy or criminal intent" in the policy.
Alva's X account, which was the opposition's vice-presidential candidate in 2022, is not verified, but it is followed by several senior Congress leaders.
Alva was recently in the news for taking a divergent view on the row over the Youth Congress' shirtless protest at the AI Impact Summit in Delhi.
Alva had said that there must be dignity, discipline, and a sense of responsibility at international events.
She, however, clarified that her views were personal and did not diminish her unwavering commitment to the Congress.
