Arvind Kejriwal, New Delhi's top elected official, was arrested Thursday amid accusations his party and ministers accepted bribes. Opposition parties say it's part of a crackdown by Modi's government.
Supporters of the Aam Aadmi Party, or Common Man's Party, shout protest slogans outside the office of India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party in New Delhi, India, on Friday. Anti-corruption crusader and AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal was arrested Thursday for suspected financial crimes.Supporters of the Aam Aadmi Party, or Common Man's Party, shout protest slogans outside the office of India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party in New Delhi, India, on Friday.
The opposition has long claimed it has been unfairly targeted and in a manner that undermines India's democratic principles. "This is dictatorship. All this is done to win the national polls," said AAP leader Saurabh Bharadwaj, referring to Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party. "A scared dictator wants to create a dead democracy," Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said about the arrest in a post on X."India is under an undeclared Emergency," said Raghav Chadha, a lawmaker from the AAP.The Enforcement Directorate has investigated many key opposition leaders and others have faced a variety of legal sanctions.
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