The Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal, who is on the second day of his roadshow in Delhi ahead of Lok Sabha elections, was shown black flags by a group of protesters in Geeta Colony, East Delhi, on Wednesday afternoon.

Two hours into the roadshow in East Delhi, as Kejriwal and East Delhi Lok Sabha candidate Rajmohan Gandhi reached Gandhi Nagar, a group of people wearing black bands waved black flags at the AAP cavalcade. One of the protesters identified himself as Narendra Mahajan and claimed to be a BJP supporter.

Engaging with the protesters, Kejriwal asked them if the BJP’s PM candidate Narendra Modi came to power, would they not be paying more for gas? He said if the public were going to pay less, he would join the BJP.

Minutes after the speech, Kejriwal clarified what he had meant. “Some BJP supporters had shown us black flags. I asked them that if the BJP came to power, will they have to pay less for gas? I told them that if that was the case, then we too will join the BJP. Some media channels are running false stories that I have said I will join the BJP. I will die, but not join the BJP,” Kejriwal told a crowd in Khuregi Khas area.

The former Delhi chief minister also urged residents to refrain from voting for the Congress or the BJP. Waving a sheet of paper, Kejriwal brought up the gas-pricing issue and alleged that Modi’s government had written to the Central government asking for a hike in gas prices.

“If you vote for Rahul Gandhi or Narendra Modi, the gas prices are going to increase four-fold. Not just gas, the cost of electricity and fertilisers will also escalate leading to a further increase in prices of essential commodities like grains and vegetables,” he said.

In another attack on Modi, Kejriwal said, “If there was a Modi-wave in the country, Modiji would not be fighting elections from two constituencies. After it was announced that I will be contesting elections against him in Varanasi, he announced that he will also contest from Vadodara.”

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