India, Feb. 28 -- The Shiv Sena (UBT) on Saturday described Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal's discharge in the excise policy case as a "slap" on political vendetta and demanded action against those who allegedly fabricated charges against the former Delhi chief minister.

In a strongly worded editorial in its mouthpiece Saamana, the Uddhav Thackeray-led party claimed the case was politically motivated and alleged that BJP leaders, the Delhi Lieutenant Governor and central probe agencies such as the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) acted in tandem to destabilise the AAP government.

A Delhi court on Friday discharged Kejriwal, former deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia and 21 others i...