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Delhi Court discharges Kejriwal, Sisodia, others in Chief Secretary assault case

Truth has won, says CM and deputy CM

Our Bureau, PTI New Delhi Published 11.08.21, 02:16 PM
Arvind Kejriwal

Arvind Kejriwal File picture

A Delhi court on Wednesday discharged Kejriwal, his deputy Sisodia and nine other AAP MLAs in the case related to the alleged assault on the then chief secretary Anshu Prakash in 2018.

Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Sachin Gupta, however, ordered framing of charges against two AAP MLAs - Amantullah and Prakash Jarwal - in the case.

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Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia both echoed similar sentiments while reacting to the judgement, saying the truth has won.

Sisodia also accused the BJP-led Central government of hatching a conspiracy against Kejriwal.

Kejirwal took to twitter saying "Satyamev jayate " (truth has won) following the court decision.

"It is a day of victory of justice and truth. The court said that all allegations were false and baseless. CM has been acquitted today in that false case. We had been saying from day one that allegations re false," Sisodia said at an online press conference.

"It was a conspiracy hatched by PM Modi and Centre government led by BJP and the fake case was lodged on their instructions," he charged.

"This is the first incident when an elected PM has tried to derail the government of an elected chief minister in this manner. Public has elected both governments, you should not be busy in conspiracies and spying on opposition governments. PM and BJP should apologise to the countrymen for this," he added.

The criminal case relates to the alleged assault on Prakash during a meeting at Kejriwal's official residence on February 19, 2018 and besides the chief minister and his deputy, 11 AAP MLAs were also made accused in the case.

Kejriwal, Sisodia and nine other AAP MLAs were granted bail in October 2018. Khan and Jarwal were granted bail earlier by the high court.

The alleged assault had triggered a bitter tussle between the Delhi government and its bureaucrats.

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