Rallying behind the Aam Aadmi Party, the Opposition INDIA bloc will hold a public event at Delhi’s Ramlila Maidan on March 31 to protest against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s arrest. The rally is to “safeguard the country’s interests and democracy”, the Delhi leadership of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the Congress announced at a joint press conference in the capital on Sunday.
Mr. Kejriwal was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) at his official residence on Thursday in connection with a money-laundering case linked to a scrapped excise policy. On Friday, a Delhi court remanded the AAP national convenor to the Central agency’s custody till March 28.
The Opposition has accused the Union government of misusing Central law enforcement agencies against their leaders, crippling their campaign for the upcoming general election which begins in less than a month and leaving them with an uneven playing field. A delegation of top Opposition leaders met the Election Commission of India to flag these concerns on Friday, a day after Mr. Kejriwal’s arrest.
