New Delhi’s top elected official resigns after being released on bail in a bribery case

Associated Press

NEW DELHI (AP) — One of India’s leading opposition figures resigned his post as New Delhi’s chief minister on Tuesday, days after he emerged from prison on bail in a bribery case. Arvind Kejriwal, a fierce critic of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, was arrested in March on charges of receiving bribes from a liquor distributor. Kejriwal has consistently denied the accusations and called them a political conspiracy. Opposition parties widely condemned Kejriwal’s arrest politically motivated, accusing Modi’s government of misusing federal investigation agencies to harass and weaken its political opponents. Kejriwal’s Aam Admi — or Common People’s — Party chose his ally Atishi as his successor. Atishi, 43, holds key finance, education, and women’s and children’s welfare portfolios.