New Delhi, February 27 An emotional Arvind Kejriwal on Friday asserted that the corruption case against him was the "biggest political conspiracy" in the history of Independent India, as a court here discharged him in the politically sensational liquor policy case.
Just as the verdict came, the three-time former Delhi chief minister broke down before reporters.
"The court has proven that Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia, and AAP are 'utterly honest'," he said.
Kejriwal alleged that the "conspiracy" of the excise case was hatched to eliminate AAP.
It was entirely a fabricated case, with the roles of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah behind its fabrication, the newly acquitted leader alleged.
A Delhi court on Friday discharged Kejriwal and Sisodia, a former deputy chief minister, in the excise police-related corruption case, refusing to take cognizance of the CBI chargesheet.
Special Judge Jitendra Singh said that the chargesheet had several loopholes that were not supported by evidence, as he discharged 21 more besides the two Aam Aadmi Party leaders in the matter.
The CBI has been investigating alleged corruption in the formulation and execution of the erstwhile-AAP government's now-scrapped excise policy.