NEW DELHI: India opposition leader and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was granted bail by a city court in a graft case on Thursday (Jun 20), his party and lawyers said, foll
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal addresses supporters and members of the Aam Aadmi Party at the party's headquarters in New Delhi, India, on Jun 2, 2024. He was granted temporary bail by India's top court in May"because of the elections", enabling him to campaign for his Aam Aadmi Party and the INDIA alliance of over two dozen opposition groups, of which AAP is a member.
The AAP and leaders of the INDIA alliance have dismissed the graft allegations against Kejriwal and other members of his party over the last two months and said his arrest was an attempt by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government to deny opposition groups a level playing field in the polls."Truth can be troubled, not defeated," AAP said in a post on social media platform X following the court's order.
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