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"When the principal opposition party's accounts have been frozen just two weeks before the announcement of the national elections, do you think democracy is alive in our country?"
"Today is a sad day for Indian democracy," he said, adding that Congress would appeal the decision in court and stage public protests.
Government critics and human rights groups accuse Prime Minister Narendra Modi's administration of using law enforcement to target political rivals.
He was sentenced to two years in prison and disqualified from parliament for a time until a higher court suspended the verdict.
The leader of the Aam Aadmi Party, Arvind Kejriwal, who is the chief minister of the capital region Delhi, has repeatedly faced investigation over alleged corruption in the allocation of liquor licenses.
The BJP is widely expected to win the election due by May, with Modi remaining a popular leader thanks to his overtures to India's Hindu majority.
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