A local court in Delhi on Saturday acquitted Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia and and former leader of Aam Aadmi Party Yogendra Yadav in a defamation case of 2013
The Rouse Avenue Court passed the order on a petition filed by former AAP worker and former secretary of Shahdara Bar Association, Surendra Kumar Sharma.
Sharma had alleged that in 2013, the party had asked him to participate in the Delhi Assembly elections on a party ticket, but later, he was accused of making false allegations. His ticket was also cancelled at the last minute.
While filing a defamation complaint, Sharma accused Kejriwal of using derogatory and bad words against him in a report published in leading newspapers on October 14, 2013.
Sharma said this act of the Chief Minister and his deputy damaged the respect of Sharma in the Bar Association and the society at large.