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Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Monday backed Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s decision to run the government while being in the custody of the Enforcement Directorate (ED). He said Prime Minister Narendra Modi was afraid of Kejriwal and the latter had become more dangerous after his arrest.

Raut compared Kejriwal with freedom fighters and asserted that even they became stronger after serving jail sentences during the freedom struggle.

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"The INDIA Alliance is organising a protest rally at Ramlila Maidan, Delhi. We will all attend that rally. PM Modi is afraid of Arvind Kejriwal. Now, Arvind Kejriwal is more dangerous, as he will now work from jail. So, the people will listen to him and come to his support. Even during the freedom struggle, the leaders who went to jail came out stronger," news agency ANI quoted him as saying.

On being asked about seat sharing between MVA for the upcoming polls, Raut said the first list of 15 to 16 candidates of Shiv Sena (UBT) will be released on Tuesday.

INDIA bloc will be holding a grand rally on March 31 at Delhi’s Ramlila Maidan. This will be against the arrest of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal by the Enforcement Directorate in the excise policy case.

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ED arrested Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal earlier in the week on charges of corruption in the Delhi excise policy case. The case pertains to alleged irregularities in formulating and implementing the Delhi excise policy 2021-22, which was later scrapped.

Several leaders of the INDIA bloc have come out in support of Arvind Kejriwal and accused the BJP and the Union government of arm-twisting the opposition.