Arvind Kejriwal: Bail for Delhi chief minister after five months in jail

Arvind Kejriwal has always rejected corruption allegations and called them political vendetta.

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A former anti-corruption crusader, he was jailed in connection with a now-scrapped alcohol sales policy.

Mr Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) introduced the policy in November 2021, saying it would curb black market sales, increase revenues and ensure even distribution of liquor licences.

It was withdrawn a few months later after Delhi’s Lieutenant-Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena accused AAP of exploiting rules to benefit private liquor barons. Mr Kejriwal and AAP deny the charges.

They said the allegations were "politically motivated".

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