Key Points
New Delhi: The arrest of Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party convener Arvind Kejriwal in connection with the alleged Delhi excise scam continued to dominate the headlines in the Urdu press this week..
Editorials in two prominent Urdu newspapers Siasat and Roznama Rashtriya Sahara claimed that the action was spurred by the ruling Bharatiya Janata Partys (BJP) fear of the electoral damage that AAP could cause...
In an editorial on 23 March, Sahara said that activist-turned-politician Kejriwal had fought the BJP not only in Delhi but also in Goa and Gujarat, and had emerged as a strong opposition voice..
While the goings-on in various political parties ahead of elections continued to get prominent coverage, some editorials also worried about the shrinking space for Indias minorities particularly Muslims in public discourse...
The editorial, titled Conspiracy to halt Oppositions path, said that while Congresss accounts had been frozen, preventing it from getting donations,the BJP plans to spend billions on campaigning, thus hindering fair, transparent, and impartial election processes...
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