Hubballi, Feb. 27 -- Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday extended greetings to former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his deputy Manish Sisodia after the court discharged them in the excise policy case, stating that They were steadfast in claiming that they were innocent.

"Congratulations to Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia. They were steadfast in claiming that they were innocent and that this was a political case. The voters of Delhi, to a very large extent, punished the Aam Aadmi Party because of the perception that was created around Kejriwal and Sisodia..." he said.

The Chief Minister further stated that there should be a presumption of innocence during the case before concluding that the 'involved po...