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Arvind Kejriwal's Arrest: How Chief Minister Is Removed & Why Courts Can't Do Much

Arvind Kejriwal's arrest has sparked political as well as legal debates over the question if a person can continue to be a chief minister from jail. Here's what Constitution says:

The Delhi High Court has so far dismissed three petitions to remove Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal from his position after his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the money laundering case linked to the now scrapped Delhi Liquor Policy. Unlike past instances where chief ministers resigned before being arrested, Kejriwal chose to run his government from the Tihar Jail. This has sparked political as well as legal debates over the question if a person can continue to be a chief minister
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