Supreme Court grants bail to jailed opposition leader Arvind Kejriwal to take part in election campaign
8 months ago

Supreme Court grants bail to jailed opposition leader Arvind Kejriwal to take part in election campaign

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy India’s Supreme Court has granted temporary bail to jailed Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, allowing him to campaign in the ongoing national election in a major boost to the opposition alliance. On Friday, the Supreme Court granted Mr Kejriwal temporary bail until 1 June, the final day of voting in the world’s largest election, which is being held across seven phases. open image in gallery Sunita Kejriwal, wife of the jailed Aam Admi Party leader and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, greets her supporters The poll has been marred by wider accusations that Mr Modi’s party is using the country’s investigating agencies to hurt rivals and stifle critics. A spokesperson for the Indian National Congress, another major opposition party in the alliance, said: “We welcome the intervention by the SC in granting interim bail to Arvind Kejriwal.” West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee said Mr Kejriwal’s release will be “very helpful in the context of the current elections” and that she was “very happy” with the news.

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