Arvind Kejriwal’s case was the first time a chief minister in India was arrested while in office. His arrest, which occurred before the start of the election, dominated headlines for weeks
India’s Supreme Court on Friday granted interim bail to a top opposition leader who was arrested nearly seven weeks ago in a bribery case that opposition parties called a political move by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government against his rivals during a national election.
Opposition leaders hailed the court verdict. “It will be very helpful in the context of the current elections,” said Mamta Banerjee, the top elected official of West Bengal state. They did, however, imposed some conditions on Kejriwal for granting interim bail. He will not be allowed to visit his office and some decisions he makes as chief minister of New Delhi must be approved by the capital’s governor. Also, he cannot interact with any witnesses in the case, they said.
Kejriwal’s case was the first time that a chief minister in India was arrested while in office. His arrest, which occurred before the start of the election, dominated headlines for weeks. “The right to campaign for an election is neither a fundamental right nor a constitutional right and not even a legal right,” it said, adding that Kejriwal is not a candidate in these elections.
While the federal agency accused Kejriwal of being a key conspirator in the liquor bribery case, the opposition parties said the government was misusing federal investigation agencies to harass and weaken its political opponents. They pointed to a series of raids, arrests and corruption investigations of key opposition figures.
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