{"id":25451,"date":"2024-04-01T05:19:03","date_gmt":"2024-04-01T09:19:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/an-indian-court-sends-a-top-opposition-leader-arvind-kejriwal-to-jail-until-april-15\/01\/04\/2024\/"},"modified":"2024-04-01T05:19:03","modified_gmt":"2024-04-01T09:19:03","slug":"an-indian-court-sends-a-top-opposition-leader-arvind-kejriwal-to-jail-until-april-15","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/an-indian-court-sends-a-top-opposition-leader-arvind-kejriwal-to-jail-until-april-15\/01\/04\/2024\/","title":{"rendered":"An Indian court sends a top opposition leader, Arvind Kejriwal, to jail until April 15"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 828px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-lightbox\" style=\"padding-bottom:67%\" data-lightbox-src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/v2Q6ovcyqnXQhIGk26K0Xw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTI0MDA7aD0xNjAw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/ap.org\/e67521d6da3a92ca4c3ace105440ed4a\"><span class=\"caas-img-wrapper\"><button class=\"link caas-lightbox\" aria-label=\"View larger image\" data-ylk=\"sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;elm:expand;itc:1\"><span class=\"openArrows icon\"><svg width=\"22\" height=\"22\" viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\"><path d=\"M12.372 0.92C12.372 0.414 12.782 0.004 13.287 0.004L21 0L20.996 7.712C20.996 8.217 20.586 8.628 20.08 8.628C19.574 8.628 19.164 8.217 19.164 7.712V3.183L12.337 10.011L10.988 8.663L17.816 1.835H13.287C12.782 1.835 12.372 1.425 12.372 0.92ZM1.835 17.816L8.663 10.988L10.012 12.337L3.183 19.164H7.712C8.218 19.164 8.627 19.574 8.627 20.08C8.627 20.586 8.218 20.995 7.712 20.995L0 21L0.004 13.287C0.004 12.782 0.414 12.372 0.92 12.372C1.425 12.372 1.835 12.782 1.835 13.287V17.816Z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse collapsed\">FILE &#8211; Arvind Kejriwal, leader of the Aam Admi Party, or Common Man&#8217;s Party, left, leaves in a car after attending a hearing at a court, in New Delhi, India, Thursday, March 28, 2024. A court on Monday placed a top opposition leader in two weeks of judicial detention after his 10 days in the custody of a federal agency expired, in a case that opposition parties say is part of a crackdown by Prime Minister Narendra Modi\u2019s government ahead of national elections later this month. (AP Photo\/Dinesh Joshi, File)<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>NEW DELHI (AP) \u2014 A court in India on Monday placed a top opposition leader in two weeks of judicial detention after his 10 days in the custody of a federal agency expired, in a case that opposition parties say is part of a crackdown by Prime Minister <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/narendra-modi\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Narendra Modi\u2019s;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Narendra Modi\u2019s<\/a> government on rivals ahead of a <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/india-election-2024\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:national election;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">national election<\/a> later this month.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"caas-xray-inline-tooltip\"><span class=\"caas-xray-inline caas-xray-entity caas-xray-pill rapid-nonanchor-lt\" data-entity-id=\"Arvind_Kejriwal\" data-ylk=\"cid:Arvind_Kejriwal;pos:2;elmt:wiki;sec:pill-inline-entity;elm:pill-inline-text;itc:1;cat:OfficeHolder;\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><a href=\"https:\/\/search.yahoo.com\/search?p=Arvind%20Kejriwal\" data-i13n=\"cid:Arvind_Kejriwal;pos:2;elmt:wiki;sec:pill-inline-entity;elm:pill-inline-text;itc:1;cat:OfficeHolder;\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-ylk=\"slk:Arvind Kejriwal;cid:Arvind_Kejriwal;pos:2;elmt:wiki;sec:pill-inline-entity;elm:pill-inline-text;itc:1;cat:OfficeHolder;\" class=\"link \" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Arvind Kejriwal<\/a><\/span><\/span>, the leader of the Aam Aadmi Party, or Common Man&#8217;s Party, is the top elected official in the city of New Delhi and one of the country\u2019s most consequential politicians of the past decade.<\/p>\n<p>He <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/arvind-kejriwal-new-delhi-india-election-3227e705b58b3925a78e4517b2a30572\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:was arrested;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">was arrested<\/a> by the federal Enforcement Directorate on March 21. The agency, controlled by Modi\u2019s government, accused Kejriwal\u2019s party and ministers of accepting 1 billion rupees ($12 million) in bribes from liquor contractors nearly two years ago. The arrest <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/indian-police-opposition-protesters-kejriwal-modi-election-36f78a12970cbb57536193fe94ea50fb\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:triggered days of protests;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">triggered days of protests<\/a> by hundreds of party activists supported by other opposition parties.<\/p>\n<p>The Aam Aadmi Party denied the accusations and said Kejriwal will remain as New Delhi\u2019s chief minister as it fights the case in court. The party is part of a broad <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/india-opposition-modi-election-6eaa8956f8ca4b07c25816bc087cd72e\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:alliance of opposition parties called INDIA;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">alliance of opposition parties called INDIA<\/a>, which is the main challenger to Modi\u2019s governing Bharatiya Janata Party in the <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/india-election-2024-explainer-41d7aa3131dc0c7e0df1ea4be6b6a4c7\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:coming elections.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">coming elections.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A day after Kejriwal&#8217;s arrest, the court remanded him to six days of custody by the Enforcement Directorate that was extended by another four days on Thursday. With the expiration of his detention by the directorate on Monday, the New Delhi court ordered him held in judicial custody until April 15.<\/p>\n<p>Kejriwal\u2019s case has dominated the news in India ahead of the general election, <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/india-general-elections-2024-52fe2ee3260624c1658bacdbb1bd15a5\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:which starts April 19.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">which starts April 19.<\/a> Opposition parties say the government is misusing federal investigation agencies to harass and weaken its political opponents. They point to a series of raids, arrests and corruption investigations of key opposition figures. Recently, the opposition Congress party accused the government of crippling the party by <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/india-election-opposition-congress-tax-accounts-cf0d39fa9cae7839f8139ed1a881a4b3\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:freezing its bank accounts;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">freezing its bank accounts<\/a> in a tax dispute.<\/p>\n<p>Modi&#8217;s party denies using law enforcement agencies to target the opposition and says the agencies act independently.<\/p>\n<p>Kejriwal\u2019s arrest is seen as <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/india-modi-opposition-elections-alliance-cracking-ce93caddc7eb0ea4880b1bd77069efc2\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:another setback for the opposition bloc.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">another setback for the opposition bloc.<\/a> On Sunday, the bloc launched its election campaign with a <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/india-election-opposition-modi-kejriwal-396a85e3fc4e4ed43018436b690b0fe0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:massive rally in New Delhi;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">massive rally in New Delhi<\/a> at which opposition leaders criticized the arrest of Kejriwal and other colleagues.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/indian-court-sends-top-opposition-090041611.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FILE &ndash; Arvind Kejriwal, leader of the Aam Admi Party, or Common Man&rsquo;s Party, left, leaves in a car after attending a<br \/><button class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/an-indian-court-sends-a-top-opposition-leader-arvind-kejriwal-to-jail-until-april-15\/01\/04\/2024\/\">Read More &rsaquo;<\/a><\/button><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":25453,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25451"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25451"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25451\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25453"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25451"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25451"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25451"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}