Indian PM Modi eyes election victory as his top opponent goes back behind barsAFP, NEW DELHIA top opponent of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi vowed to keep fighting “dictatorship” before he returned to jail on Sunday, following elections widely expected to produce another landslide victory for the Hindu-nationalist leader. The chief minister of Delhi and a key leader in an alliance formed to compete against Modi, Kejriwal was detained in March over a long-running corruption probe. Photo: EPA-EFEHe was later released and allowed to campaign, but ordered to return to jail once voting ended. “When power becomes dictatorship, then jail becomes a responsibility,” said Kejriwal, who promised to continue “fighting” from behind bars. “I don’t know when I will return,” he told supporters in an emotional departure speech at his Aam Aadmi party headquarters.

Source: Taipei Times June 03, 2024 17:29 UTC