Top leaders of India\u2019s opposition coalition and thousands of supporters have rallied in the capital, decrying \u201cautocracy\u201d in protest against the arrest of a senior colleague ahead of the general election. Arvind Kejriwal, chief minister of Delhi and a key leader in an opposition alliance formed to challenge Prime Minister Narendra Modi, was arrested and jailed earlier in March in connection with a long-running corruption probe. Kejriwal\u2019s government is accused of receiving kickbacks while handing out liquor licences to private companies. A court on Thursday extended Kejriwal\u2019s custody until April 1. Kejriwal, 55, denies the charges. His Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) says the liquor policy case is fabricated and politically motivated. India\u2019s main financial investigation agency, the Enforcement Directorate (ED), which arrested Kejriwal, has launched probes into at least four other state chief ministers or their family members. Almost all the investigations involve political opponents of Modi\u2019s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Several leaders of the two dozen political parties of the INDIA opposition alliance \u2013 the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance \u2013 addressed the rally. \u201cThe country is headed towards autocracy,\u201d Shiv Sena party leader Uddhav Thackeray, a former chief minister of Maharashtra state, told cheering crowds on Sunday. \u201cThis one-man government is taking the country to ruin.\u201d The flag-waving crowd at Sunday\u2019s rally also held up posters showing Kejriwal behind bars, with large numbers of police watching.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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