Pinarayi Vijayan condemns arrest of Arvind Kejriwal, calls it attack on democracy

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Vijayan on Thursday denounced the arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, alleging that it was a deliberate move aimed at quelling dissenting voices, particularly as the electoral process gains momentum.

“Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s arrest is highly objectionable. The move is part of a deliberate attempt to silence opposition voices at a time when the electoral process gains momentum. This demonstrates the cowardice of those who fear the democratic process,” the Chief Minister said in a statement here.

His statement comes shortly after Kejriwal’s arrest by the Enforcement Directorate in an alleged excise policy-linked money laundering case