Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal received rousing reception by the Aam Aadmi Party workers and supporters at Rajkot airport on Saturday morning when he arrived with family members and AAP leader Kumar Vishswas.

Key Highlights Kejriwal gets huge reception by the Aam Aadmi Party workers and supporters at Rajkot airport.

On Saturday he arrives with family members and AAP leader Kumar Vishswas in Gujarat.

From Rajkot, he went to Somanth temple, which is politically significant.

RAJKOT: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal received rousing reception by the Aam Aadmi Party workers and supporters at Rajkot airport on Saturday morning when he arrived with family members and AAP leader Kumar Vishswas.

There were thousands of AAP supporters in AAP caps outside the airport with garlands and chanting slogans like Vande Mataram, Welcome Kerjiwal in Gujarat. At one time, there was a stamped-like situation.

After his arrival at Rajkot, he drove to Somnath in a car where he offered Pooja at Somnath temple, which is managed by Somnath Trust. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP chief Amit Shah are its trustees.

The Somnath Trust restricted the entry to media persons inside the temple citing security reasons.

Kejriwal’s visit to Somnath temple is politically significant as it has been the centre of the BJP and from where the BJP veterans started Ramjanma Bhoomi Yatra in 1992s, which was followed by Babri mosque demolitions and widespread riots across the country.

He accused Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel for getting his scheduled meeting with businessmen in Surat cancelled.

“I was to visit Surat to meet businessmen but Anandibenji got cancelled the meeting using pressure. She pressured businessmen who were organising the meeting. Everyone has the right to address the public meeting in democracy. We will meet people in future but today, I have come for Shivji’s Darshan," the Delhi CM told media persons.

Earlier, Kejriwal’s Surat trip was cancelled and AAP had alleged that Kejriwal had to cancel his Gujarat visit, because a trade body which had organised his meeting in Surat backed off under pressure from government.

