Opposition leader vows to keep fighting "dictatorship"
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal addresses supporters and members of the Aam Aadmi Party at the party's headquarters before he leaves to surrender himself to jail authorities, after interim bail granted by the Supreme Court in a liquor policy case came to an end, in New Delhi, India, Jun 2, 2024.
"I don't know when I will return," he told supporters in an emotional departure speech at his Aam Aadmi party headquarters.'TAKE CARE OF YOURSELVES' At least 33 polling staff died from heatstroke in Uttar Pradesh state alone, where temperatures hit 46.9 degrees Celsius , election officials said. His government was accused of corruption when it implemented a policy to liberalise the sale of liquor in 2021 and give up a lucrative government stake in the sector.
US think tank Freedom House said this year the BJP had"increasingly used government institutions to target political opponents".
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