India summons envoy after US criticises Delhi chief minister’s arrest
by Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi from World news | The Guardian on (#6KNW0)
Calls for fair legal process for opposition figure Arvind Kejriwal amid claims rivals to Modi are being targeted before elections
Arvind Kejriwal: the Delhi chief minister jailed by Modi's government
The chief minister of Delhi has been remanded in custody for a further four days amid international criticism of his arrest on corruption charges last week.
A Delhi court ruled on Thursday that a powerful central government agency could keep Arvind Kejriwal in jail until 1 April as part of a corruption investigation his party decried as a political conspiracy" before national elections beginning next month.
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