India's opposition jubilant as Modi critic Kejriwal gets bail to campaign in elections


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  • Friday, 10 May 2024

Arvind Kejriwal, the head of the Aam Aadmi (Common Man) Party (AAP), which briefly controlled the state government in Delhi, looks out from inside his car as he arrives at a court in New Delhi May 21, 2014. REUTERS/Stringer/ File Photo

NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India's top court gave temporary bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in a graft case on Friday, allowing him to campaign in the ongoing general elections, boosting the opposition alliance of which he is a prominent figure.

The Supreme Court said Kejriwal - a fierce critic of Prime Minister Narendra Modi - would be out on bail until June 1, the last day of the nationwide seven-phase vote, and would have to return to pre-trial detention on June 2.

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