Arvind Kejriwal: The maverick leader who took on India's Modi - BBC News

Mr Kejriwal's arrest contrasts his anti-corruption campaign that took India by storm in 2011.

1 day agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, AAPImage caption, Mr Kejriwal is the third AAP leader to be arrested over the alleged corruption caseBy Nikhila HenryBBC News, DelhiWhen Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was arrested on Thursday on claims of corruption, it came as no surprise.

Months earlier, in November, Mr Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) had run a door to door campaign, asking residents of India's capital whether he should resign or run his government from jail.

Mr Kejriwal and other party seniors face corruption accusations under investigation by India's powerful federal financial crime agency, the Enforcement Directorate (ED)

He is the third AAP leader to be arrested over a case related to a now-scrapped liquor policy in Delhi. This policy involved the government relinquishing control of the liquor market to private vendors.

Mr Kejriwal has denounced the investigation, arguing that the ED had failed to frame "specific" charges against him and called the summons "generic" and "illegal".

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