Last Thursday, the chief minister of the Union territory of Delhi (a type of administrative district not unlike a state in India), Arvind Kejriwal, the leader of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), was arrested on corruption charges. According to a report in the BBC, the charges center on a policy related to allowing alcohol to be sold by private individuals; before that, all liquor sold in Delhi was sold by the state government. According to an article by the LA Times, leaders of other opposition parties in India have accused the government of Narendra Modi of stifling their ability to campaign for the upcoming election on April 19th. On Friday, a large group of AAP supporters were detained after protesting Kejriwal’s arrest. It is unclear what will happen in the future, but this is an ominous sign for the future of democracy in India.
Opposition Leader in India Arrested on Corruption Charges.
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