NEW DELHI: Delhi BJP President Virendra Sachdeva on Friday criticised the AAP celebrations over the judgment of a Delhi Special Court offering a reprieve to Arvind Kejriwal in the “liquor policy scam”, accusing the accused of destroying SIM cards and other evidence.
The court’s decision is based on the technical ground of “lack of evidence” and in no way amounts to a “clean chit” to Kejriwal, said Sachdeva.
He added that the investigating agency has repeatedly maintained that Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) National Convenor and former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and former Deputy CM Manish Sisodia were involved in destroying evidence.
Sachdeva said that details regarding SIM cards and mobile phones that were allegedly destroyed have not been provided to date, and this has also been mentioned in the court’s decision.
The Delhi BJP chief said that Kejriwal still does not have answers to many questions.
“If the excise policy was appropriate, why was it withdrawn immediately after the investigation began? What was the objective behind increasing the commission percentage for contractors? Why was a ‘buy one, get one free’ scheme introduced?” asked Sachdeva.
He alleged that Kejriwal is “corrupt” and claimed that there is no proof to establish his innocence.
He also stated that the people of Delhi have already delivered their verdict after the Assembly elections by removing him from power, thereby accepting that Kejriwal is corrupt.
Sachdeva accused Kejriwal of attempting to gain public sympathy by appearing before the media and “acting emotional”, which, he claimed, reflects his political theatrics.