Mamata Expresses Relief over AAP Leader Kejriwal's Interim Bail Grant

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee welcomed the interim bail granted to Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, believing it will positively impact the ongoing Lok Sabha elections. Kejriwal was arrested for alleged corruption and money laundering, but the Supreme Court granted him bail to allow him to campaign.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday expressed her satisfaction at Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal being granted interim bail, stating that it would positively impact the ongoing Lok Sabha elections.

''I am very happy to see that Shri Arvind Kejriwal @ArvindKejriwal has got interim bail. It will be very helpful in the context of the current elections,'' she posted on X.

The Supreme Court on Friday granted interim bail to Kejriwal till June 1 to campaign in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections. The Delhi CM was arrested in a case relating to alleged corruption and money laundering in the formulation and execution of the Delhi government's now-scrapped excise policy for 2021-22.

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