Delhi excise policy case: Opposition rallies behind Kejriwal after court verdict, allege BJP 'misusing' central agencies
MK Stalin, Mahua Moitra and others react to verdict, slam BJP
Opposition leaders on Friday welcomed the relief granted to Arvind Kejriwal, after a Delhi court cleared the former Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convenor along with Manish Sisodia and others, in the Delhi Excise policy case. The court’s decision triggered sharp political reactions, with several leaders alleging that central investigative agencies had been misused to target the Opposition.
Reacting to the verdict, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin, said the Union BJP government “must not mortgage the integrity of investigating agencies for short-term politics” and asked it to “have some shame.” Congratulating Kejriwal and Sisodia, Stalin praised them for “standing firm through it all and letting the truth speak for itself”.
“The Union BJP government must not mortgage the integrity of investigating agencies for short-term politics. Have some shame. Well done, my respected friend Thiru. @ArvindKejriwal, and Thiru. @msisodia, for standing firm through it all and letting the truth speak for itself,” the DMK president said in a post on X.
The Union BJP government must not mortgage the integrity of investigating agencies for short-term politics. Have some shame.
Well done, my respected friend Thiru. @ArvindKejriwal, and Thiru. @msisodia, for standing firm through it all and letting the truth speak for itself.… https://t.co/7ZysntLs2j
— M.K.Stalin - தமிழ்நாட்டை தலைகுனிய விடமாட்டேன் (@mkstalin) February 27, 2026
Leaders from the Trinamool Congress (TMC) also hailed the court’s decision. Party MP Saket Gokhale alleged that a “fake fabricated case” had been filed to defame Opposition leaders, claiming that arrests were intended to break their will and tarnish their reputations.
Fellow TMC leader Mahua Moitra echoed similar sentiments, asserting that the BJP’s alleged tactic of using agencies such as the CBI and ED for political purposes had been exposed.
Gokhale further said the “Modi-Shah government will soon fall apart just like these fake cases”, while congratulating Kejriwal and Sisodia for what he described as a victory against injustice.
Gokhale on X said, “A fake fabricated case was filed by the BJP to defame Opposition leaders who were arrested & mistreated in order to break their will & tarnish their reputation. Yet again, BJP’s shameless tactic of using CBI & ED as their political tools stands exposed. The Modi-Shah Govt will soon fall apart just like these fake cases. Congratulations @ArvindKejriwal ji & @msisodia ji for winning against this injustice. Your TRUTH stands vindicated & we salute the courage you showed throughout this entire ordeal.”
A fake fabricated case was filed by the BJP to defame Opposition leaders who were arrested & mistreated in order to break their will & tarnish their reputation.
Yet again, BJP’s shameless tactic of using CBI & ED as their political tools stands exposed. The Modi-Shah Govt will… https://t.co/WiB9SJjtpV
— Saket Gokhale MP (@SaketGokhale) February 27, 2026
Meanwhile, the Communist Party of India (Marxist) also issued a statement supporting the court’s relief to the AAP leadership. The party alleged that the Modi government’s “weaponisation of investigating agencies as tools of political vendetta stands fully exposed once more”. It said that after years of “fabricated charges, prolonged incarceration and vicious smear campaigns, they have discharged Kejriwal & Sisodia in the so-called liquor “scam” - proving no conspiracy, no criminal intent existed beyond the vendetta-driven witch-hunt against opposition voices”.
The Modi Govt's weaponisation of investigating agencies as tools of political vendetta stands fully exposed once more: after years of fabricated charges, prolonged incarceration & vicious smear campaigns, the courts have discharged Kejriwal & Sisodia in the so-called liquor… https://t.co/q7TzSPKLi2
— CPI (M) (@cpimspeak) February 27, 2026
A Delhi court on Friday acquitted former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, his then deputy Manish Sisodia and others, including K Kavitha, Bijay Nair and Durgesh Pathak, in the alleged excise policy scam. The Rouse Avenue Court ruled that there was no evidence of criminal conspiracy or wrongdoing in the formulation of the excise policy.
