Arvind Kejriwal will run for office following a top court’s temporary bail award
Delhi In a fraud case, the Supreme Court of India granted temporary bail to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday, enabling him to run for office in the current national election.
The Indian Supreme Court’s decision has strengthened the opposition coalition in the nation, of which Kejriwal is still a key figure.
Charges that the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi is employing investigative agencies to harm his party’s competitors have clouded the seven-phase polls in the South Asian nation. The government has refuted the accusations.
Kejriwal, a prominent opposition figure and ardent opponent of Modi, was detained on March 21 by the Enforcement Directorate, India’s financial crime-fighting agency, in connection with corruption charges pertaining to the liquor policy of the capital region.
The Aam Aadmi Party and Kejriwal’s administration have refuted the accusations of corruption. According to Modi and his Bharatiya Janata Party, the government is not interfering with the investigative agencies; they are merely carrying out their mandate.
Since April 1, Kejriwal has been detained pending trial; in his place, his spouse Sunita has taken on the role of party spokesperson for his ten-year-old organization.
India started holding elections on April 19 and concluded the third phase of the elections on May 7, covering more than half of the country’s 543 seats. On May 25, the national capital region will cast its ballot.
June 1 is the deadline for voting, and June 4 is the date for counting.
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