Modi Rival’s Arrest Before Elections Prompts Opposition Fury

  • Arvind Kejriwal is a key member of an opposition alliance
  • On Friday, a Delhi court sent him in custody till March 28.
WATCH: Indian opposition leader Arvind Kejriwal has been arrested. This comes just weeks before national elections. Swati Gupta reports.Source: Bloomberg
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India’s opposition parties slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government for arresting a key leader just weeks before elections, alleging the move was a “vindictive misuse of central agencies” and an attempt to stifle them.