New Delhi, February 27 Soon after a trial court acquitted former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his deputy Manish Sisodia in the excise policy case, Delhi Congress chief Devender Yadav on Friday remarked that such developments often coincide with state elections.
In a video statement, Yadav said the sequence of decisions "raises questions" and carries a political dimension, particularly as Gujarat Assembly elections are approaching.
"I have just received information that Kejriwal and Sisodia have been acquitted in the liquor case. This certainly raises questions, as the Gujarat elections are due," the Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee president said in the video.
Yadav alleged that whenever elections are due, "new decisions start coming against leaders related to those states."
He claimed that acquitting Aam Aadmi Party leaders ahead of the Gujarat polls, and, in another instance, granting sanction to prosecute senior Congress leader P Chidambaram before elections in Tamil Nadu, indicate loopholes in political decisions.
Earlier in the day, the Rouse Avenue court acquitted Kejriwal, Sisodia and 21 others in the politically charged liquor policy case, criticizing the CBI for finding no "overarching conspiracy or criminal intent" in the policy.
