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It shows the case was baseless,” he said. BJP spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia was quick to point out that the dismissal is procedural and not on merit as there was no finding in favour of the accused. “The primary criminal case, which originated from the private complaint filed by Subramanian Swamy, alleging cheating, criminal conspiracy, and breach of trust (the predicate offense), is still pending trial in the Court,” he said. Claiming vindication, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said when the case was brought by the Modi govt, party leadership said “if we didn’t fear the British, BJP-RSS or Modi-Shah cannot scare us.” He added, “Today, court too has declared Modi govt’s actions illegal and foiled this conspiracy hatched with malicious intent of political revenge. We will continue our fight for 1.4 billion Indians and to save the Constitution.”
