Delhi chief minister quits over delay in graft bill


  • World
  • Friday, 14 Feb 2014

Delhi's Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, chief of the Aam Aadmi (Common Man) Party (AAP), poses before the start of an interview with Reuters at his residence on the outskirts of New Delhi January 27, 2014. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal resigned on Friday over delays in the introduction of an anti-corruption bill he was pushing for.

Kejriwal, a former tax collector who heads The Aam Aadmi (Common Man) Party, seized a stunning victory in India's capital in state elections in December on an anti-corruption platform.

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