‘Acquitted him in absence of proof’: BJP MP after Delhi court gives clean chit to Kejriwal, Sisodia in excise policy case

Member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly, Atishi reacted to the order, saying, “Truth alone triumphs. No matter how many false accusations are made, and no matter how much oppression is carried out, in the end, truth prevails. Today, it is evident before the entire nation,  the BJP’s conspiracy and Arvind Kejriwal’s unwavering honesty.”

सत्यमेव जयते!

चाहे कितने भी झूठे आरोप लगाये, चाहे कितना अत्याचार किया, लेकिन आख़िरकर सच की जीत हुई।

आज पूरे देश के सामने है – भाजपा का षड्यंत्र और अरविंद केजरीवाल की कट्टर ईमानदारी

— Atishi (@AtishiAAP) February 27, 2026 

BJP MP says court discharged Kejriwal in absence of proof

Responding to the acquittal, BJP MP Sudhanshu Trivedi said the lower court had discharged Kejriwal in the absence of proof and described the matter as a “technical subject”. He alleged that hundreds of mobile phones and SIM cards had been destroyed and said the CBI would take appropriate steps to address the issue of destruction of evidence.

He added that the party would issue a structured response after examining the full details of the judgment. “If the entire charges were baseless, how did the court give permission to frame them?” he asked.

VIDEO | Delhi: On AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal acquitted in the Excise Policy Case, BJP MP Sudhanshu Trivedi says, “The lower court has acquitted him in the absence of proof. This is a technical subject, and it is also right that mobile phones and SIM cards in hundreds… pic.twitter.com/qNTFJIFPPz

— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) February 27, 2026

Kejriwal’s wife says always had faith that truth will prevail

Kejriwal’s wife, Sunita Kejriwal, said she first thanked God and the judge “for showing such courage”. She said her husband had lived his life with honesty and only wished to see the country progress.

“They made us suffer. They sent Arvind ji and his colleagues to jail and caused immense hardship. But I always had faith that God would stand by us and that truth would prevail,” she said, also thanking supporters who stood by the family during the legal battle.

VIDEO | Delhi court discharges Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia in the excise corruption case, rejecting the CBI chargesheet. Sunita Kejriwal says, “I would first like to thank God, and also thank the honourable judge for showing such courage. Arvind ji has lived his entire… pic.twitter.com/e31HHfRRvk

— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) February 27, 2026

RJD MP Manoj Jha says everyone will get relief

Reacting to the court verdict, RJD MP Manoj Jha said the outcome marked the beginning of the end for what he described as politically motivated cases. “This is how all vendetta cases will end. This was merit-based petitioning of a vendetta-driven case. A political battle was fought in this way. This is a start. Everyone will get the relief like these two people have got,” he said.

VIDEO | Delhi: RJD MP Manoj Jha says, “This how all vendetta cases will end. This was merit petitioning of a vendetta based case. A political battle was fought in this way. This is a start. Everyone will get the relief like these two people have got.”

(Full video available on… https://t.co/I6IBpBkCUv pic.twitter.com/yH0XGzdX4t

— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) February 27, 2026 

Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann welcomes court verdict 

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann also welcomed the ruling of the Delhi Court.

“Truth always triumphs. AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal ji and Delhi’s former Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia ji have been acquitted by the honourable Delhi court in the liquor scam case. This decision has brought the truth to light for everyone. With time, the truth in all other cases will also come to the fore,” he said, ending his message with the slogan, “Inquilab Zindabad.”

सच की हमेशा जीत होती है।

‘आप’ सुप्रीमो अरविंद केजरीवाल जी और दिल्ली के पूर्व उपमुख्यमंत्री मनीष सिसोदिया जी को दिल्ली की माननीय अदालत द्वारा शराब घोटाले मामले में बरी कर दिया गया है। माननीय अदालत के इस फैसले ने सच्चाई को सबके सामने ला दिया है। समय के साथ बाकी सभी मामलों की… https://t.co/d6Z1FQagHW

— Bhagwant Mann (@BhagwantMann) February 27, 2026

 K. Kavitha says who would account for lost time

Reacting separately in Hyderabad, on Delhi excise policy case, K. Kavitha, president of Telangana Jagruthi, said she had repeatedly maintained that she had nothing to do with the case and described it as politically motivated. She thanked the judiciary for upholding faith in the system and said the verdict had “cut through a web of lies”.

Kavitha added that she and her family had suffered during the legal battle and questioned who would account for the time she lost with her children. She also echoed the stance of her father, K. Chandrashekar Rao, alleging that the case was part of a vendetta against the Bharat Rashtra Samithi.

#WATCH | Hyderabad: Telangana Jagruthi President K Kavitha says, “I have 100 times said that we have nothing to do with this case. This is a politically motivated case. As a part of political vendetta, this case has been put on the Opposition parties and I am thankful to the… https://t.co/MxB0E6aNxJ pic.twitter.com/xDI21wkAGE

— ANI (@ANI) February 27, 2026

Kejriwal alleged that the excise case was fabricated to politically target and weaken his party. He further claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah were behind what he called a false case.

Special Judge Jitendra Singh discharged Kejriwal, Sisodia and 21 others, saying the CBI chargesheet contained several gaps and was not supported by sufficient evidence. The court refused to take cognisance of the chargesheet in the alleged corruption case linked to the now-scrapped Delhi excise policy.