INDIAN EXPRESS DATED 28th FEBRUARY 2026

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INDIAN EXPRESS DATED 28th FEBRUARY 2026.

1) Delhi excise policy case: Court discharges Kejriwal & Sisodia

A Delhi court discharged Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and former Deputy CM Manish Sisodia in the excise policy case, delivering a sharp message on the quality of investigation and the evidentiary threshold needed to frame charges. The immediate “event” is the legal relief to AAP’s top leadership; the deeper “logic” is that criminal prosecution cannot run on insinuation, selective reading of documents, or a narrative-first approach. Politically, AAP projects this as vindication and as proof of “vendetta”; rivals argue the case is larger than one order and will be tested on appeal and in public opinion. The broader “stand” that emerges is pro–due process: if the State uses criminal law to settle political scores, courts must act as a check; if investigators cut corners, they weake