Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday washed dishes in the community kitchen of the Golden Temple in Amritsar and sought an apology for a controversial depiction of the Sikh shrine with party symbol on the cover of the Aam Aadmi Party’s youth manifesto.

Early morning Mr. Kejriwal visited the holiest of Sikh shrines, the Harmandar Sahib and scrubbed utensils in the community kitchen along with other AAP leaders Ashish Khetan and Sucha Singh Chhotepur.

Later Mr. Kejriwal paid obeisance at the sanctum sanctorum and sat there for some time outside listening to religious hymns. “I’m here to do ‘sewa’ and apologise for the mistake made while releasing the manifesto,” Mr. Kejriwal told reporters.

AAP drew flak after it released youth manifesto on July 3, in which the cover page displayed the picture of ‘broom’ – the party symbol — along with that of Golden Temple.

Besides, Mr. Khetan was booked by Punjab police under Section 295-A, for hurting religious sentiments by reportedly comparing the manifesto with Guru Granth Sahib, Bible, Gita and the Koran.

Meanwhile, State Congress chief Capt. Amarinder Singh said that there was nothing apologetic about Mr. Kejriwal’s attitude during his ‘sewa’ in the Darbar Sahab and it was a mere act aimed at seeking publicity than forgiveness”.

“Kejriwal’s attitude and approach during his entire stay in the Darbar Sahab was anything but apologetic,” the Congress leader said.