New Delhi, April 21 -- Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said that the Delhi High Court's dismissal of Aam Aadmi Party Chief Arvind Kejriwal's recusal plea has sent a "clear and unequivocal message" that the judiciary's independence, impartiality and dignity are non-negotiable.

Kejriwal had filed a plea seeking recusal of Justice Swarana Kanta in the excise policy case Sharma, alleging a perceived conflict of interest arising from the empanelment of the judge's children as Central Government counsel and argued that this creates a reasonable apprehension of bias.

In a post on X, Rekha Gupta accused Kejriwal of "undermining the sanctity of democratic institutions", risking the public confidence on judiciary with his "inappropriate" allegat...