New Delhi: The BJP Friday reacted sharply to a particular CBI courtroom’s order discharging former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and his then-deputy Manish Sisodia within the Delhi excise coverage case, terming it a “miscarriage of justice” and indicating that the authorized battle was removed from over.

“On 27 February 2026, a Delhi courtroom discharged former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and former Deputy CM Manish Sisodia within the Delhi liquor excise case. This order, in mild of the document to date, raises severe considerations and is miscarriage of justice,” Amit Malviya, in-charge of BJP’s nationwide data and know-how division, wrote on X.

The choose, who pointed to a number of lapses within the case, mentioned that forcing the accused to face trial within the “stark absence of any legally admissible materials” would represent “miscarriage of justice”.

In one other occasion, the choose famous that the prosecution had did not “distinguish between reliable political exercise and prison conduct”.

“Continuation of proceedings based on such tenuous premises would quantity to an abuse of course of and end in a miscarriage of justice,” the order learn.

Singh held that the CBI’s chargesheet had did not make a prima facie case in opposition to Sisodia — the primary senior AAP chief to be arrested within the case, in February 2023. On Kejriwal, the choose discovered that the previous CM had been implicated with out cogent materials.

Malviya questioned how a decrease courtroom may discharge the accused given what he described as “damning judicial observations” at a number of ranges, together with on the stage of bail and audit findings indicating huge income implications.

“The judgment within the Delhi excise case has come from a decrease courtroom. Up to now, even the Delhi Excessive Court docket and the Supreme Court docket of India have made robust and damning observations in associated proceedings. Whether or not this judgment withstands scrutiny in larger courts stays to be seen. The authorized course of is way from over,” the BJP chief wrote on X.

Difficult Kejriwal’s claims of non-public integrity, Malviya requested why the AAP-led Delhi authorities had rolled again and altered the excise coverage.

“Why have been a number of telephones and SIM playing cards destroyed? Why was the variety of distributors lowered so sharply whereas commissions have been elevated from 6% to 12%? These selections increase severe and legit questions. The kickbacks aren’t a figment of creativeness, they’re points positioned earlier than the courts and the general public,” he added.

Malviya mentioned the CBI had indicated it might enchantment, and the matter would return to larger judicial boards.

“The authorized battle is way from over however for a lot of residents, this order raises troubling questions on accountability and justice in excessive public workplace,” he mentioned.

BJP chief Sudhanshu Trivedi, addressing a press convention, mentioned the AAP leaders have been discharged as a consequence of lack of proof, which was a “technical situation”.

“CBI will take the subsequent step on this case. The get together will give a structured response after finding out the judgment intimately. One should suppose—if the fees have been baseless, then how have been the fees framed,” he mentioned.

Delhi BJP President Virendra Sachdeva echoed the cost of proof destruction. “Concerning the decrease courtroom’s verdict as we speak, they’ve straight indicated an absence of proof. The investigating company has persistently maintained that Arvind Kejriwal and his associates destroyed proof. The SIM playing cards that have been destroyed, the telephones that have been destroyed—their whereabouts have been by no means discovered…” he mentioned.

BJP MP Manoj Tiwari mentioned the individuals of Delhi have already punished Kejriwal. “The corruption allegations in opposition to him are based mostly on stable proof. We’re shocked, however with out commenting on the courtroom’s choice, we are going to transfer to the next courtroom. On the premise of the concrete proof we’ve got, those that looted Delhi will certainly be punished,” he mentioned.

The excise case had been central to BJP’s marketing campaign forward of the final Delhi meeting election, forward of which the get together sought to blunt AAP’s anti-corruption plank by working posters below the tagline ‘Ab nahin sahenge, badal ke rahenge (Now, we received’t tolerate it, we are going to convey change)’.

It additionally launched a poster that includes AAP nationwide convener and former Delhi CM Kejriwal with the caption: “Kejriwal’s net of scams, which incorporates liquor, mohalla clinic, hawala, safety, ration, panic button, sheeshmahal, drugs, Delhi Jal Board, classroom and CCTV scams.”

(Edited by Prerna Madan)

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