The narrative of political arrests

| 23 March 2024 2:18 PM IST

The arrest of Delhi chief minister (CM) and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials late Thursday evening was not unexpected — Kejriwal himself has been warning about his impending arrest over his alleged role in the irregularities in the now scrapped 2021 Delhi excise policy. A lot of drama preceded the arrest, which the AAP leadership has described as the “murder of democracy”. The merits of the case will be settled in court, but the big question now is whether his arrest can influence the political narrative ahead of the upcoming general elections.

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