{"id":12324,"date":"2024-03-28T16:20:15","date_gmt":"2024-03-28T16:20:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/28\/arvind-kejriwal-detained-indian-court-extends-custody-of-top-political-rival\/"},"modified":"2024-03-28T16:20:15","modified_gmt":"2024-03-28T16:20:15","slug":"arvind-kejriwal-detained-indian-court-extends-custody-of-top-political-rival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/28\/arvind-kejriwal-detained-indian-court-extends-custody-of-top-political-rival\/","title":{"rendered":"Arvind Kejriwal detained: Indian court extends custody of top political rival"},"content":{"rendered":"
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An Indian court has extended the custody of the prime minister’s main political rival following protests after his arrest.<\/p>\n

Arvind Kejriwal, New Delhi’s top elected official and a prominent anti-corruption campaigner, was arrested by a federal agency on 21 March<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

India’s Enforcement Directorate, which is controlled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi<\/a><\/strong>‘s government, has accused Kejriwal’s party and ministers of accepting one billion rupees (\u00a39.5m) in bribes over the city’s alcohol policy.<\/p>\n

A court originally ordered for him to be held in custody until Thursday, but this has now been extended for four more days.<\/p>\n

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In court Kejriwal called his arrest “a political conspiracy” as his Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) – also known as the Common People’s Party – is part of a broad alliance of opposition parties which is the main challenger to Mr Modi’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).<\/p>\n

The AAP has denied the “fabricated” allegations and vowed Kejriwal will remain Delhi’s chief minister as he fights the case in court.<\/p>\n

Since his arrest, hundreds of supporters have been protesting in India’s capital<\/a><\/strong> where they accused Mr Modi of ruling the country under a state of emergency.<\/p>\n

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The general election starts in India on 19 April<\/a><\/strong>, with Mr Modi seeking a third term in office.<\/p>\n

But opposition parties have made several allegations against the government saying it is misusing its power to harass and weaken its political opponents.<\/p>\n

The Congress Party – led by Rahul Gandhi – separately accused the government of freezing its bank account in an attempt to cripple its election campaigning.<\/p>\n

A slew of raids, arrests and corruption investigations have been launched against opposition figures with charges dropped against some who later joined Mr Modi’s party.<\/p>\n

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The BJP claims law enforcement agencies are acting independently of the government, with a spokesperson accusing Kejriwal’s party of playing the “victim card”.<\/p>\n

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But the situation has drawn attention from the US as Matthew Miller, a US state department spokesperson, said Washington is “aware” of the allegations made by opposition parties and that the US encourages a fair and transparent legal process for each of these issues.<\/p>\n

In reaction, a senior official from the US embassy in New Delhi was summoned by Indian officials, who called Mr Miller’s comments “unwarranted”.<\/p>\n

A similar thing happened to a senior official from the German embassy after a spokesperson for the country’s foreign office said Kejriwal was entitled to a fair and free trial.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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