Ahead of India's general election, which begins next month, local media reported that an influential leader of the opposition coalition, which has criticized Prime Minister Modi's management of the government, has been arrested on suspicion of involvement in a corruption scandal. Opposition parties have criticized the arrest, saying it was politically motivated and unjust.
Major Indian media reported that Mr. Kejriwal, who serves as the chief minister of the local government with jurisdiction over the capital New Delhi, was arrested by investigative authorities on the 21st on suspicion of being involved in a corruption case.
In connection with the incident, several executives of Kejriwal's People's Party have been arrested on suspicion of accepting bribes from vendors in return for promoting the privatization of liquor sales, which had been managed by local governments.
Mr. Kejriwal has long been known as a political opponent who has fiercely criticized Prime Minister Modi's management of the government, and is a likely leader of the opposition coalition that will compete against the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party in India's general election, which begins next month. .
Investigators have not disclosed the charges or even the arrest, but the Commons Party has confirmed that Kejriwal has been arrested.
A coalition of opposition parties, including the Common People's Party, has criticized the arrest, calling it politically motivated and unjust.
With the latest opinion polls by multiple Indian media reporting that the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party is on track to maintain a majority of seats in next month's general election, some believe that this arrest will be a major blow to the opposition party. I am.