All the main leaders of his decade-old party are in jail in connection with the liquor case
NEW DELHI – Dozens of members of the opposition Aam Aadmi Party were detained by police in New Delhi on Friday as they gathered in protest against the arrest of their leader for graft, weeks before India holds general elections.
Kejriwal's arrest, less than a month before India begins voting on April 19, is a setback for AAP and the larger opposition alliance of which he is a key leader.AAP members, including some ministers in the Delhi city government, were stopped by police and taken away in buses as they shouted slogans and sought to march towards the city court where Kejriwal is expected to be produced, TV visuals showed.
The Enforcement Directorate is investigating allegations that a liquor policy implemented by the Delhi government in 2022, which ended its control over sale of liquor, gave undue advantages to private retailers.
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