Hyderabad: Telangana Jagruthi president K. Kavitha described the court order quashing the Delhi Excise Policy case as a complete vindication of her stand. She said the verdict exposed what she termed a political witch-hunt. In her reaction, she added that the judgment categorically rejected the prosecution’s core arguments and granted a clean chit to all the accused.
After meeting Farmers Commission Chairman Kodandaram Reddy and members at BRK Bhavan, she addressed the media and thanked the judiciary for what she called a truthful verdict. According to her, the court found the allegations baseless. “From day one, I said this was a false case and that I would come out clean. Today, the verdict has proven the truth beyond doubt,” she said.
However, the relief of the verdict did not erase the personal suffering she endured over the past five and a half months. During that period, she was separated from her children and family. Moreover, she said she faced humiliation and mental trauma. No compensation, she added, could restore her dignity or the lost time with her family.
Kavitha verdict reaction targets party leadership, poll narrative
Meanwhile, she rejected attempts to link the BRS defeat in the Assembly elections to the excise case. She termed such claims politically motivated and dishonest. Instead, she argued that the party lost due to non-delivery on jobs, housing and welfare promises. In addition, she cited the distribution of tickets to undeserving candidates and growing arrogance within the leadership.
Further, she questioned senior party leaders, including KTR and KCR, over what she described as silence during her arrest. She asked why there was no press conference or coordinated response at the time. At the same time, she criticised party platforms for failing to counter what she called defamatory and misogynistic propaganda.
Despite the legal battle, she said she always accepted electoral verdicts with humility, including her defeat in Nizamabad. She dismissed suggestions that the case weakened her resolve. Instead, she maintained that she resumed public work immediately after the verdict and continued to raise farmers’ issues.
Earlier in the day, she submitted a memorandum to the Farmers Commission highlighting the distress faced by farmers in Gadwal, Nizamabad and Khammam districts. Therefore, she said her priorities remain firmly focused on public concerns.
Finally, she announced plans to launch a new political party in the coming months. Concluding her remarks, she appealed to the public to reject false narratives and stand against what she described as the systematic targeting of women in public life.