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00:06Has the Kattar Imaandar been vindicated?
00:09This is not the KJWAL. I have earned the KJWAL in my life.
00:27KJWAL beefs the corrupt charge. Liquor gate is shredded to pieces.
00:36Modi Ji has written the story of the E.D. and C.B.I.
00:42Today, the story of the Honourable Court has been proven that Modi Ji was broken.
00:50The truth is that Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Saoadiyah, is his family.
00:58The Aam Admi Party calls it a victory of truth.
01:05While the court calls out a sham CBI probe.
01:14Is this KJWAL's moment to rise again?
01:17That's the Top Focus on India Today.
01:23It's been quite a day. A day of an order that came out of a Delhi court.
01:29600 pages. It has sort of proven that nobody in the Aam Admi Party, all those people mentioned, 23 accused.
01:40None of them hold charges. In fact, the court was so upset with the entire way the investigation had been
01:47carried out that they want now charges to be framed against the officers behind it.
01:54That and much more will remain our focus here on Five Live.
01:58Hello and welcome. I'm Sonal Merotra Kapoor.
02:00We'll deep dive into what exactly was the court order?
02:04What was the tie line of that entire liquor gate scam?
02:09And is there any merit? And what happens next?
02:12That's the important bit.
02:13We'll decode all of that.
02:15But first up, all the top headlines at this hour.
02:20Delhi's Rao's Avenue Court has discharged former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Keshriwal, Manisha Sodhiya and all the other 21 accused
02:28in the alleged liquor gate scam.
02:29The court noted that serious allegations lacked material evidence and that the claim projecting Keshriwal as a central conspirator could
02:38not be sustained.
02:39Keshriwal accused the BJP of plotting against Amadi Party and asked Prime Minister Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah to
02:45apologize, even dared them to hold elections in the capital today.
02:52Meanwhile, massive churn in Tamil Nadu political potboiler.
02:56Mift with the NDA three-time Tamil Nadu Chief Minister OPS has now joined the DMK after being inducted by
03:05Chief Minister MK Stalin.
03:07OPS called EIA DMK Chief EPS a selfish dictator.
03:15Pakistan and Afghanistan are locked in an open war along their border after the deadly clashes on cross-border strikes
03:22after Afghanistan's army launched an attack.
03:25Pakistan said it will not compromise on territorial integrity.
03:28The Taliban government has now claimed that 55 Pakistani soldiers were killed in heavy retaliatory offensive operations across that line
03:38of control.
03:40India and Canada hit reset on ties.
03:43Canada Prime Minister Mark Carney has arrived in Mumbai.
03:46He is on a four-day visit to India.
03:48This visit will involve high-stakes meetings and focus on people-to-people ties.
03:55After allegations of Union Minister Hardy Puri's mention in the Epstein files, government sources now say that the government is
04:03satisfied with Puri's testimony during internal verification into email exchanges with Epstein.
04:12An earthquake of 5.3 magnitude stuck near the India-Bangladesh border sending powerful tremors across Kolkata and several districts
04:21of South West Bengal.
04:22The jolts lasted several seconds and triggered panic among residents as well with many rushing out of offices and residential
04:29buildings.
04:31In a positive step towards keeping kids away from screen for screen safety, Instagram will now alert parents if their
04:42teenage children repeatedly search for terms related to self-harm or suicide within a short period of time.
04:48To avail the feature, the parent account must be opted for in the supervision settings.
04:57Indian markets continue to consolidate amid rising geopolitical risks, with investor sentiment turning increasingly cautious.
05:04Sensix was down 980 points.
05:07Nifty 50 fell over 322 points.
05:11The lack of progress in US-Iran nuclear talks has intensified concerns of further escalation of Middle East tension, while
05:19persistent AI-related uncertainty is also supporting safe haven flows.
05:27And then Vijay Devikonda and Rashmikam and Dana have tied the knot.
05:31They shared glimpses of their day on social media and made their first appearance as a married couple arriving in
05:38Utaipur with a close-knit group of family and friends.
05:45Meanwhile, TVK chief Vijay's wife has filed for divorce.
05:48In her petition, the five has claimed the actor turned politician was having an affair with another actor.
06:01Arvind Kejriwal, former chief minister of Delhi, in jail for 156 days.
06:08Manisha Sodia, the former deputy chief minister of Delhi, in jail for 530 days.
06:15Satyendra Jain, the former minister, in jail for 500 days.
06:20Sanjay Singh, member of parliament, over 180 days in jail.
06:25Five leaders, one party, a combined thousand days behind bars.
06:30And today, a court has said that CBI was functioning in a James Bond style, arresting high-profile constitutional figures
06:40first, and then looking for evidence that simply did not exist.
06:45The Delhi court handed down a verdict that will echo through every corridor of power in the country.
06:51Not just in Rouse Avenue, but in North Block, in Lodhi Road, where the CBI office is actually.
06:58And in every state capital where an opposition government is looking over its shoulder.
07:03Special Judge Jiten Singh discharged all 23 accused in CBI's Delhi excise policy case.
07:13In doing so, he delivered a 598-page judicial demolition of what was once called the biggest corruption scandal in
07:23Delhi's history.
07:24The court's finding was not gentle.
07:27It did not say insufficient evidence.
07:30It said no overarching conspiracy, no criminal intent, no cognant material as well.
07:39Just a theory built on conjecture.
07:43And dressed up in these almost 600-page charge sheet and sold to the country as an ironclad proof of
07:51guilt.
07:53But what makes today's verdict truly unprecedented is not the discharge.
07:58It is what came with it.
08:01In a rare and surgical move, the court ordered the departmental inquiry against CBI's own investigating officer
08:09for lapses, for misleading overtments, for charge sheets riled with internal contradictions as well.
08:15The agency that came to prosecute is today facing its own prosecution.
08:23It's not just a legal story.
08:25This is a story about power.
08:27About who controls the investigating agencies of this republic.
08:31So today, we ask five questions.
08:35Not to the accused whom the court has discharged, but to the accusers.
08:40Today, we have these five questions for CBI.
08:46Number one.
08:47Your own investigating officer faces a departmental inquiry.
08:51So who gave him his orders?
08:54Number two.
08:56A thousand days of jail and not one charge that stuck.
09:01Is that investigation or intimidation?
09:05Number three.
09:07Who ordered this investigation and who benefited from the timing of this investigation?
09:16Number four.
09:18Why do your cases against opposition leaders collapse, but never begin against those who join the BJP?
09:28Number three.
09:29And number five.
09:30The judge has ordered a probe into your own officer.
09:34Will anyone in your chain of command be held accountable?
09:38Or will this be, like everything else, just filed and forgotten?
09:46These questions are not political.
09:49These are constitutional questions.
09:52And tonight, we try to decode all of them one by one.
09:57First up, we'll take you through all those statements that have been made by Aravind Kejriwal as well.
10:04But I'm told some updates are coming in.
10:05Let's listen in.
10:14Okay, we are now getting to know that CBI has filed an appeal already in the Delhi High Court challenging
10:20the trial court order.
10:21It's charging former Delhi Chief Minister Aravind Kejriwal and Amadi Party other leaders like Manisha Soria in the liquor policy
10:29corruption case.
10:29That was quick move.
10:31Just hours after the Rouse Avenue court gave them an absolute clean shit.
10:37Now, CBI has already knocked on the doors of the Delhi High Court.
10:42Nalini joins us for more details on this story.
10:45Nalini, this is not just a clean shit.
10:50This is the details of the court order from Rouse Avenue goes on to say that this was a James
10:57Bond style of investigation.
11:00They had no credence and they actually want investigation done against the officers.
11:05On a case like that, what is the basis on which CBI is even taking it to the High Court?
11:12So, Nalini, we were expecting for the CBI to knock the doors of the High Court irrespective of how scathing
11:18the order of the trial court was going to be against them.
11:21But this is the reason, the points that you mentioned is the reason that we've been saying from the beginning
11:25that despite being a big relief for Aravind Kejriwal and the Amadmi Party,
11:30this is a bigger setback for the CBI because of the kind of things that are mentioned in the 600
11:35page order.
11:36Now, it's surprising the alacrity with which the CBI has acted, also keeping in mind the kind of observations that
11:42have been made against them.
11:43It was crucial that they appeal against this order as early as possible.
11:47But remember, it's a 600 page order, but they have gone through that.
11:51We are given to understand from our sources within the CBI that the appeal has been filed before the Delhi
11:55High Court.
11:55But for them to get an urgent hearing is going to be slightly an uphill battle.
12:00Essentially, because for the next entire week, the Delhi High Court is going to be closed for the holy vacations.
12:06And along with that, another battle that we are going to see in the Delhi High Court is when Aravind
12:10Kejriwal and Manish Isodhya move the High Court seeking discharge in the ED case as well.
12:14So we can effectively say that the entire battle has shifted to the Delhi High Court.
12:19The CBI has sought a stay on the trial judge's order.
12:22They've also requested for an urgent hearing.
12:25They've stated that there were several aspects of their investigation in the excise policy case,
12:30which were not appreciated and not taken into consideration by the trial court.
12:35That is the basis on which this appeal has been filed.
12:37But how soon they'll be able to get a hearing from the Delhi High Court is something that remains to
12:41be seen.
12:41All right, so not sure how soon this will be taken up.
12:45But Nalini is right, the battle has clearly moved to the Delhi High Court now.
12:48And let's see where it gets, which judge does it go in front of, which, when and how this case
12:56actually gets picked up.
12:57Meanwhile, the day today, today at least, we don't know what the future of this case is going to hold,
13:03what the future proceedings are going to say.
13:05But tonight, the day is clearly Arvind Kejriwal's and Ahmadi parties, and he ensured that he drives the message home.
13:13He addressed a detailed press conference.
13:15Before that, there was an entire parade of sorts, a victory parade of sorts,
13:20that was carried out in the national capital region.
13:22And the question Arvind Kejriwal has, or the message that he has, is very simple.
13:27He is taking the battle directly to the doorsteps of Narendra Modi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit
13:34Shah,
13:35saying, I dare you to hold elections today.
13:39Listen.
13:42Arvind Kejriwal is not a judge.
13:48I have only earned a trust in my life.
13:54They have put a case in jail.
13:57And the court has said that Arvind Kejriwal is a trustee.
14:02And that Arvind Kejriwal is a Forget man,
14:05but the person who trusts are two handles and a man.
14:09I want to say that Arvind Kejriwal is not the holder of the ╨С muchoises in their pockets.
14:18I want to say that that personal pledge of the seat is not the right one.
14:28foreign
14:35foreign
14:37I was surprised that we had five biggest people who were in jail.
14:42We were in jail.
14:47We could not do anything.
14:51If we could not do anything,
14:53we would not do anything.
14:54We would not do anything.
14:56We would not do anything.
14:59foreign
15:10foreign
15:12foreign
15:12foreign
15:15foreign
15:19foreign
15:20foreign
15:20foreign
15:20foreign
15:20where did Kjriwal go?
15:24I don't have a leader.
15:27I don't have a politician.
15:28I don't have a politician.
15:30I don't have a difference.
15:31They don't have four words and they have a small piece of money.
15:36I've told my life that I have no trust.
15:39When someone asks me, it's a difference.
15:42When I send jail to my family
15:44they get a difference.
15:47My Kjriwal goes to my family
15:50and I've told my life
15:52that when I'm going to go to the country
15:55I'm going to be safe.
15:58I'm going to be safe.
15:59Today my heart has got a huge relief.
16:24It's been a long time since we saw an order written the way we've seen this one being written.
16:31600 pages.
16:32No words being minced.
16:34And almost the word that really struck with me
16:38is that it's been like this
16:40James Bond kind of investigation that's going on.
16:44That nab these people then find out what's happened
16:46and overall what you see in return
16:48is an unprecedented, actually unprecedented time
16:51when a sitting chief minister stays behind bars.
16:54At a time like this when you are interacting
16:57say with CBI sources
16:58with even BJP for that matter
17:01what exactly are you hearing
17:03beyond the sound bites?
17:04What are you hearing?
17:07Well Sonal, there is no doubt
17:08that this is a major setback
17:10for the Central Bureau of Investigation
17:12as far as CBI officials are concerned.
17:13I spoke to several officials
17:15who were part of this entire investigation
17:18and what they have been saying
17:19that even they were not expecting
17:21that this will be the kind of observation
17:24this will be the kind of order
17:28which will be given by the special CBI code
17:31in connection with this case.
17:32Now as far as CBI is concerned
17:34what they are maintaining
17:35is that several aspects of the case
17:39several aspects of the evidence
17:40which are gathered by the Central Bureau of Investigation
17:43it was not appreciated by the court
17:45it was not considered by the court
17:47and that is why several observations
17:51have been made against
17:52Central Bureau of Investigation
17:54and the entire investigation in the case
17:56and that is why Sonal I can
17:58you know fully, with full confidence
18:01I can say that this is the quickest
18:03the Central Bureau of Investigation
18:05has moved before a high court
18:07in connection with any of the lower court order.
18:11In earlier cases what we have seen
18:12is that there is at least a day or two
18:15which the CBI takes
18:16there is a legal opinion
18:17and then only they approach
18:18the higher court in this case
18:20but here within few hours
18:22CBI has approached the court
18:24because of three main reasons Sonal.
18:27One is the kind of observation.
18:29One of the important observation
18:31of the special court was that
18:33there was a narrative
18:34which the CBI was trying to build.
18:36It is a very serious game
18:38allegation against
18:39the Central Bureau of Investigation.
18:41Yes.
18:41Second, CBI's case was based
18:43on one important fact.
18:46That is the statement given
18:47by the approvers in the case
18:49who became the government
18:50approver in the case.
18:52The court has made a special observation
18:55saying that these approvers
18:57are self-serving.
18:58they want their liberty
19:00and that is why
19:01they give a kind of statement
19:03because of which
19:04they can enjoy the full liberty
19:05but you know the brunt
19:07is faced by someone else.
19:09And third one was
19:10that there was no
19:11corroboratory evidence
19:12against Arvind Kejriwal,
19:14Manisi Saudia,
19:15and in one case
19:16the Deputy Excise Commissioner
19:18Kuldeep Singh.
19:19The court said,
19:20I don't know why
19:22he has been made accused
19:23in the case.
19:24These are very serious
19:26and grave allegations
19:27by the court
19:28against the Central Bureau
19:29of Investigation
19:30and that is why
19:31not only the discharge
19:33of these 23 accused
19:34but also to make things right,
19:37make things correct.
19:38The CBI has moved
19:39before the court,
19:40before the high court
19:41on the grounds
19:42that there is
19:43enough material
19:44based on which
19:46these 23 accused
19:47were named
19:48as accused
19:49in the charge sheet.
19:50The court also decided
19:51to frame charges
19:52against them.
19:53But when it came to
19:54taking cognizance
19:55of that particular charge sheet
19:57or moving ahead
19:58with the trial
19:59in this case,
20:00the court decided
20:01to discharge
20:02all these accused.
20:02So it will be very interesting
20:03what happens
20:05in the high court.
20:06What you are saying, Munish,
20:06is very very interesting
20:07and let me take that
20:08to Aashwarya.
20:09Now Aashwarya,
20:09you heard Munish over there,
20:10he is saying,
20:11never in the history
20:12does he remember
20:13such a quick
20:14sort of, you know,
20:17case being taken
20:17to the higher court.
20:18That tells you one thing,
20:20that there is no
20:20fresh evidence
20:21that they are banking on.
20:23They are taking
20:23the same stuff
20:24to the high court
20:25in hope that they
20:26will get another order.
20:28Right?
20:29What exactly is happening
20:30within the doors
20:32of the BJP?
20:32We have had one or two
20:33reactions from the party,
20:35not a lot on this front.
20:37But what are you hearing?
20:39Are they, I mean,
20:41on one hand Arvind Kejriwal
20:42is crying tears of joy
20:43or tears of finally
20:45being vindicated
20:46in this case.
20:46What's the sentiment
20:47like inside the BJP office?
20:53Well, Sonal, let me tell you,
20:54you know, the one word
20:55that we saw coming out
20:56from the BJP was that
20:57there will be a structured
20:58response from the BJP,
21:00from the Bharti Janta Party,
21:01and that is exactly
21:02what you should also
21:03be expecting,
21:04because the BJP also
21:05has gone back
21:06to the drawing board.
21:07They are also looking
21:08at the order,
21:09reading the order
21:09very carefully,
21:10and then they will have
21:11a response with regards
21:12to what exactly
21:13has happened.
21:14But let me tell you,
21:15they still very firmly
21:16believe that there is
21:17evidence on the basis
21:18of which court
21:19in the first place
21:20had said that,
21:21yes, you can go ahead
21:22and you can do investigation
21:23in this case.
21:24So this is what
21:25the BJP leaders
21:26have been speaking about,
21:27pointing towards
21:28the very same evidence
21:29as you also rightly
21:30pointed out,
21:30and as Munish was also speaking,
21:32that they are now
21:32knocking on the doors
21:33of the High Court.
21:35So the BJP believes
21:36that this is something
21:37which is being fought
21:37in the court,
21:38so we need to wait
21:39for the final verdict
21:40to come out.
21:40But yes, they still believe
21:42that there is some evidence
21:43that the agencies have
21:44on the basis of which
21:46they believe that
21:46there will be an order
21:47which will point
21:48towards the fact
21:49that the lapses
21:50were being done.
21:51But yes, this has become
21:52a big political fight.
21:53BJP also very closely
21:54and keenly watching
21:55with a hawk's eye
21:56on what exactly
21:57the court will do next.
21:59Right.
21:59Let me go to
22:00the other party now.
22:02Let me understand
22:02things from Ashitosh
22:04on how things
22:04are panning out there.
22:05Ashitosh, like I said,
22:06this is Arvind Kejriwal's day.
22:08And he, you know,
22:10one thing that really
22:11struck out for me
22:12in his press conference
22:13was that he said
22:13that people keep saying
22:14ki kahan hai Kejriwal.
22:16Kejriwal gaayab ho gya hai.
22:18There was a reason
22:19that I wasn't talking
22:20to the people.
22:21I was waiting
22:22to come out innocent
22:24and only then
22:25would I speak
22:26to the people of Delhi.
22:27And today I'm ready
22:28to speak to the people of Delhi.
22:29Arvind Kejriwal,
22:30he's, we've seen him emotion,
22:33fulfilled with emotion.
22:34We've seen pictures of him
22:35with his wife.
22:36And, you know,
22:37this feels like he's back.
22:39Is this the moment
22:41that he'll go down
22:41in the timeline
22:42of Ahmadi party
22:43as what got him charged up?
22:45If not for Delhi,
22:46perhaps for Punjab elections?
22:52Well, he is back
22:53with the full firepower.
22:55It literally looks like
22:55a judicial brahmos
22:56he has got
22:57against the opponents.
22:58And the way we,
22:59you heard the angry
23:00Arvind Kejriwal 2.0
23:02in this new avatar,
23:03that perhaps, of course,
23:04we talk about Punjab,
23:06Goa, Gujarat,
23:07then of course,
23:08he'll use all,
23:08all these cards
23:09that Ahmadi party
23:10has been probably planning.
23:11But remember,
23:12since day one,
23:13there have been only word
23:14I've been hearing
23:14during the,
23:15from the court proceedings
23:16or even from the ARP leadership.
23:17That every time
23:18the ED and the CBI
23:19says they have evidence,
23:21the evidence should be read
23:22as statement.
23:22And that's exactly
23:24been striked down by the court.
23:25That using statement
23:26and then making them approver
23:28has been made called
23:29as substance called evidence.
23:31So eventually
23:32no co-corporative evidence,
23:34but rather using statement,
23:36they framed,
23:36they drafted the whole entire case.
23:38And now the court
23:39did not even find it appropriate
23:40to even run a trial.
23:42On Monday, Ahmadi party
23:43is going to move
23:44to the PMLA court.
23:45And they'll be seeking
23:46a relaxation
23:46on the basis of this draft
23:48because the whole ED case
23:49was based on the CBI-FIR.
23:51Arvind Kejribal,
23:51tomorrow visiting Hanuman Temple.
23:53Probably on the Monday,
23:54he's visiting Amrissar.
23:55He'll be visiting Golden Temple.
23:56And then you'll see the firepower.
23:58Our leadership,
23:59the whole Delhi unit,
24:00remember,
24:01on the verge of decimation.
24:03With the drowned morale,
24:04with literally party,
24:05you know,
24:05a lot of things happening
24:06and folding.
24:07Clearly,
24:08we're worried about Gujarat,
24:09Goa.
24:09Ever since Arvind Kejribal out,
24:10post elections,
24:11he has been busy in Gujarat,
24:12Goa,
24:13Punjab,
24:13all these things.
24:14But with this new Arvind Kejribal,
24:16with a clearance from the court,
24:18case literally being strike down,
24:20you will see a full punch,
24:22you know,
24:22hitting the ground in Punjab,
24:24in Goa,
24:25in Gujarat,
24:25and everywhere,
24:26you'll say,
24:26look,
24:27they called me corrupt.
24:27The court said that Arvind Kejribal is not corrupt,
24:30Arvind Kejribal is on it.
24:31And that's the line when you see Arvind Kejribal,
24:34expert in narrative building,
24:35he knows how to communicate with the people,
24:37he know how to give out the message,
24:38and then you already saw the trailer,
24:40what we're going to witness for another,
24:42you know,
24:42next few days,
24:43now on,
24:43that begins.
24:44Arvind Kejribal 2.0.
24:45I think he's already got his next entire tagline,
24:49right?
24:49His election slogan will be Katta Rimandar.
24:52I can already see it coming.
24:53I think the next election will be fought on that line,
24:56which brings me to Srishti.
24:58Srishti,
24:58help us understand what happens next,
25:01in case of this court battle,
25:03which is now moving towards the Delhi High Court.
25:06In the High Court,
25:07like we said,
25:08there are two separate cases going on.
25:10One is the CBI's appeal against this court,
25:13and then there is the ED case as well.
25:15Help us understand what happens next.
25:18And generally,
25:19going by precedent,
25:21and perhaps,
25:22you know,
25:22with your experience,
25:23does it happen that such a scathing,
25:25one-sided judgment,
25:27when I say one-sided,
25:28I mean,
25:28very clear in the way it's going.
25:31Is it,
25:31has it happened in the past,
25:33that High Court has completely taken a U-turn on it,
25:36and come out with a different verdict at all?
25:38What does history tell us here?
25:41Well,
25:41someone who has followed this case since the beginning,
25:45since Manish Asodia's arrest,
25:47and we've seen them being brought to court after that,
25:49and whatever has followed since then.
25:51There's one thing that I would like to point out.
25:53One word that we've seen very closely associated with Delhi excise policy
25:57that was brought by the Ahmadinei Party government,
25:59was a scam.
26:00The Delhi excise policy scam is the word that we hear.
26:03Now,
26:03the court today has put a big question mark on that.
26:05Was there a scam in the first place?
26:08Because according to court,
26:09there is no evidence to show that the Delhi excise policy was manipulated,
26:12or altered or engineered for any unlawful benefit to absolutely any individual.
26:18Not just that,
26:18we've also seen the court back,
26:20Ahmadinei Party's Delhi excise policy in a way,
26:23by saying that the policy was an outcome of consultative and deliberative exercise,
26:28which was undertaken properly by those who were involved in the formulation and the execution.
26:34Now,
26:34after this,
26:35after the observations that have come in,
26:37of course,
26:37it was expected that the CBI would not sit idle and the CBI would challenge it before the Delhi High
26:43Court,
26:44because not only would they want to challenge the main decision where accused in their case have been discharged,
26:51but also the fact that serious questions have been raised on CBI's investigation by the court today.
26:57Now,
26:57that's exactly that has happened.
26:59If we talk about the precedence here,
27:01Sonal,
27:01when we talk about cases where bail has been granted or accused have been discharged,
27:06it is very rare for courts to interfere and reverse that judgment.
27:10But of course,
27:11it is a possibility.
27:12If the Delhi High Court believes that the judgment was not fair,
27:16it can in the interim state and then continue to hear arguments on it before it pronounces its final decision.
27:24Like I said,
27:24yes,
27:25but it can happen.
27:26Even CBI can get a favourable order.
27:28But on the other side,
27:29we know that even in the enforcement directorate's money laundering case associated with the excise policy,
27:34the Ahmadi party and its leaders are all set to move the Delhi court seeking a discharge relying on today's
27:42order,
27:43today's favourable order which has come in their favour.
27:45Got it.
27:46So very rare does it happen that a Delhi High Court will,
27:50you know,
27:50completely reverse or overturn the verdict from a court,
27:54but it is still a possibility.
27:55So we've got to wait and watch.
27:57This story is clearly not over yet.
27:59And we are here in this Ahmadi party versus BJP drama as it unfolds.
28:05But for the moment,
28:05thank you all for joining us with the perspective over there.
28:08Our team of reporters giving you what exactly is the real sense on the ground.
28:12But in case you missed out the finer details of the story,
28:15here they are.
28:17Let's turn to the very fundamentals of this case.
28:20Alright?
28:20What exactly is this Delhi excise policy?
28:23From day one,
28:24the CBI and ED projected the Delhi excise policy as a massive multi-cororre scam,
28:29alleging manipulation, favouritism,
28:32all unlawful games.
28:33But in the view of the Rouse Avenue court,
28:35the foundation of the claim simply does not stand.
28:39Here's what the court said,
28:40and on the policy itself.
28:43Point number one,
28:44there is no evidence that Delhi liquor policy was manipulated.
28:48Number two,
28:48it says,
28:49there is no material to show that the policy was engineered
28:52to favour any one individual or group.
28:57Number three,
28:58it says,
28:58the court has found no proof of any alterations made for unlawful gain.
29:04Number four,
29:05these are all court.
29:08You know,
29:09verdict that has gone down in that 600-page verdict of the Rouse Avenue court.
29:14Number four,
29:14it says,
29:15it has observed that the entire process of drafting the policy was consultative and deliberative in nature.
29:22And finally,
29:23number five,
29:23it says,
29:24as probably the most crucial one,
29:25the court has clearly stated that the excise policy was framed in accordance with law.
29:33In a sense,
29:34what investigative agencies described as a scam,
29:37the court has found no evidence to substantiate it.
29:43All right.
29:44And then,
29:44of course,
29:45like I said,
29:46this has led to massive reactions coming out from the Ahmadi party.
29:49Leaders that we had not seen for several months now,
29:53even years for some matter,
29:54they all came out to speak.
29:55We had some exclusive chat.
29:58India Today's Preeti Chaudhary spoke with the former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia,
30:04and asked him the question point blank,
30:07was this case the reason why you lost the Delhi election?
30:13Listen in.
30:15The reason why you lost the election,
30:18the Ahmadi party lost the election was because of this.
30:21We were all coming out for a long term,
30:23so it was for the rest of the election.
30:27Today,
30:28you will get to protect the Delhi Empire.
30:30Today,
30:31the rebels will get to 70.
30:32The reason,
30:34is that the citizens in one year have been left,
30:38now they are in a different level,
30:42the people in a different level currently believe them.
30:46The rebels menonado,
30:59All right, and Preeti Chaudhary joins me live now for more updates on this.
31:04Preeti, we picked out that particular question that you asked him, Manish Sisodia and his
31:08wife on if they thought this was the reason why they lost the Delhi election.
31:14One could argue there were several others, Shish Mahal being one of them.
31:18But today, when you speak to so many Ahmadi party leaders, what is the sense?
31:23Is this like this comeback, jago moment for Ahmadi party?
31:28Is this the ammunition they needed to get into the Punjab elections?
31:33Well, Sonal, you know, this is a moment of reckoning for the Ahmadi party because they did not
31:38expect this.
31:38What was really expected?
31:40And I do know because today they all thought charges would be framed.
31:43And then it's a matter of time and the court, you know, to hear the case and then it would
31:48be decided.
31:49They were all caught off guard.
31:51Because I remember in the morning when I was having a conversation with some of my sources,
31:55they were saying they were trying to actually formulate what would be the difference if
32:00the Rouse Avenue court frames charges.
32:01So they were all caught off guard.
32:03None of them really expected, you know, a verdict like this.
32:07And verdict so strong, especially where it directly indicts an investigative body.
32:13Number one.
32:14Was it something that, you know, is it something that they needed?
32:19Of course, because they've had their back towards the wall, especially in the last couple of years.
32:23This was the sheer premise on which Arvind Kejriwal was, you know, went to jail.
32:29This was the reason why the top brass of his party, all five leaders went to jail, where
32:34he had to step down and an artishi needed to step in.
32:37This was a time where, if you remember, many of his MLAs had left and joined the BJP.
32:42So his party practically disintegrated.
32:44Of course, there is a sense within the party that it was this very reason of, you know,
32:51the case which was, as per them, a fake case that was spun around on the back of which they
32:56lost the Delhi election.
32:58And this is what is their biggest, you know, war cry now?
33:03Hold elections.
33:04Of course, it's not possible, but they are going to town and saying hold elections today
33:07and you will see a different result.
33:09Because two years down the line, it was inception where the voters of Delhi were concerned.
33:13You convinced them that we were corrupt, but we weren't.
33:16This is what they're going to take to Punjab.
33:18They have an election in 2027.
33:20And importantly, they are fighting the BJP, you know, head on in Gujarat.
33:25And they're also fighting against the Congress in Gujarat and in Goa.
33:29They are hoping this bolsters their image.
33:32But look at the nuance in it.
33:34While all the other opposition parties have come and spoken up.
33:38The Congress hasn't, yeah.
33:39Yes, the Congress hasn't.
33:41And, you know, the reason why the Congress hasn't is because the Congress has to fight
33:45the Ahmadineh party, not just in Punjab, in Goa and in Gujarat.
33:51And the nuance is also that their lawyer happens to be one from the Congress party as well.
33:56So many, you know, wonderful anecdotes coming out from this party and from this entire fiasco as well.
34:02Thanks so much, Preeti.
34:03In fact, Preeti did also catch up with Atishi, the former Chief Minister of Delhi.
34:07In fact, like she pointed out, who was in chair while Arvind Kejri was inside, was behind bars.
34:13Let's get a glimpse of what she said as well.
34:21Seems like that.
34:24Thank you very much.
34:54Thank you very much.
35:24Thank you very much.
35:37Thank you very much.
36:06Thank you very much.
36:08Thank you very much.
41:24It's Friday.
41:25It's Friday, after all.
41:25So let's end the bulletin by bringing you the very love story that deserves a very happy ending,
41:31perhaps, and is on everybody's mind.
41:33Only the sweetheart duo from the Indian Cine world chose a very, very beautiful new beginning.
41:39Fans lovingly call them Veroj and the celebrations are nothing short of just a magical.
41:43We leave you with the most heart-melting moments from their wedding.
41:48Enjoy. We'll see you on Monday. Bye-bye.
41:57The wait is over.
42:02Love, laughter and a touch of cinematic magic have come together as Vijay Devarakonda and
42:10Rashmika Mandana step into the most beautiful chapter of their lives.
42:21The duo set the stage for a dream-like celebration, calling it the wedding of Veroj.
42:27Veroj, a name that now feels like a promise seeded in joy.
42:34The festivities have unfolded at the ITC Mementos Udaipur.
42:41A serene, luxury retreat nestled just outside the regal city of Udaipur.
42:49Though described as a very private affair, the celebration has captured the hearts of millions.
42:56As the wedding rituals concluded, both Rashmika and Vijay took to social media to share dreamy glimpses from their big
43:03day,
43:03each penning heartfelt yet distinct captions for one another.
43:08Needless to say, the internet hasn't been able to keep calm ever since.
43:12Meanwhile, for their special day, they chose exquisite ensemble designed by Anamika Khanna,
43:18perfectly blending heritage with high fashion.
43:23Rashmika radiated bridal elegance in a rust-hued saree adorned with a rich red and gold border.
43:30Paired with a heavily embellished blouse shimmering in gold accents and a soft beige veil that added a touch of
43:39ethereal charm.
43:40Her teary-eyed moment, now viral across social media, captured pure bliss and a love that felt both tender and
43:49timeless.
43:50Vijay, on the other hand, matched her regality effortlessly in an ivory dhoti, elevated with a striking vermilion, Angavastram.
44:02Meanwhile, arriving in Udaipur, with a close-knit group of family and friends, the couple has embraced every ritual with
44:11warmth and delight.
44:12The celebrations strike a perfect balance between elegance and playfulness.
44:18From a spirited volleyball game and a floating drink station overlooking scenic views to a friendly cricket match dubbed the
44:29Veroj Premier League.
44:31Every detail reflects their vibrant bond.
44:35Their colourful Haldi ceremony brought emotional warmth,
44:40complete with a sweet tribute to their beloved pets, storm and aura.
44:47A stunning Sangeet moment soon followed, capturing the couple walking hand in hand beneath glowing lights.
44:56Rasmika radiant in a shimmering lehenga, Vijay effortlessly classic in black.
45:04Honouring their roots, Vijay and Rasmika sealed their forever in two heartfelt ceremonies.
45:10A sacred Telugu wedding in the morning, followed by a graceful Khodawa ritual in the evening.
45:19Sealing a celebration that was intimate, emotional and uniquely theirs.
45:30Congratulatory wishes soon poured in from the film fraternity, with celebrities including Vicky Kaushal, Karan Johar and Samantha Ruth Prabhu
45:38among others.
45:40Stepping forward to shower the newlyweds with love and blessings.
45:49More than a wedding, this is a heartfelt celebration of a love story.
45:55Cherished by millions, intimate in setting and grand in emotion.
46:07With Alice, Entertainment Bureau, India Today.
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