Patna, February 27 RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav welcomed the Delhi court's order to acquit Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal and others in a liquor policy case, and demanded that fresh elections be held in the national capital.
A special court on Friday acquitted Kejriwal, AAP leader Manish Sisodia, and 21 others in the liquor policy case by refusing to take cognizance of the CBI chargesheet against them.
"False lawsuits are being filed against opposition leaders. Arvind Kejriwal has suffered a lot due to this (case). We demand that elections be held again in Delhi," Yadav told reporters in Patna.
"Whether it is the ED, CBI, or any other constitutional institution, everything has been hijacked by the BJP. These institutions only do what the PMO or the home minister says, instead of working on facts or evidence," he alleged.
Yadav said that the Delhi court has also ordered that a case be filed against the investigating officer (IO) of the CBI, which "clearly reveals and exposes the BJP's conduct".
The RJD leader claimed that the acquittal of Kejriwal is part of a larger pattern of "the BJP's political vendetta".
"It is not just Kejriwal alone. Rahul Gandhi, Lalu ji (Lalu Prasad), and our entire family have been victims of BJP's political vendetta from the very beginning," Yadav claimed.
Defending multiple lawsuits against him and his family members, Yadav said, "Whether it's the IRCTC case or the land-for-jobs case, the railways has not even admitted that any scam occurred."
Reacting to the development, Bihar Congress leader Asit Nath Tiwari asserted that "these liars have faced defeat because evidence is required in the court, and they are weak on that".
Tiwari accused the BJP-led NDA government at the Centre of misusing agencies to "crush political opponents" and "tarnish their reputation".
Kunal, the state secretary of the CPI(ML) Liberation in Bihar, said, "Usually, justice is not served because the BJP uses various tactics to decimate political opponents. But, this is a welcome victory towards justice."
Meanwhile, Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Kumar Sinha said the court order to acquit Kejriwal and the others "has to be respected, and there is no room for joy or sorrow".
"A person in a constitutional position should welcome every decision of constitutional institutions," he added.