The move enables Arvind Kejriwal to campaign in the country’s national election until the voting ends on June 1, his lawyer said.
Indian opposition leader Arvind Kejriwal, pictured after an earlier court appearance, has been given interim bail by the Supreme Court
The court ordered Mr Kejriwal’s release on interim bail, enabling him to campaign in the country’s national election until the voting ends on June 1, his lawyer said.“It will be very helpful in the context of the current elections,” said Mamta Banerjee, the top elected official of West Bengal state. Mr Kejriwal was arrested by the federal enforcement directorate, India’s main financial investigation agency, on March 21.
His lawyer, Abhishek Manu Singhvi, said he was a serving chief minister and not a “habitual offender” and deserved to be released to campaign. Mr Kejriwal’s party is the main challenger to Mr Modi’s governing BJP in the Indian capital New Delhi and Punjab state where voting will take place on May 25 and June 1 respectively.
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