Arvind Kejriwal, Mann Begin Gujarat Campaign With Visit To Sabarmati Ashram, To Hold Roadshow In Ahmedabad

Kejriwal and Mann will later in the day reach Nikol area of the city to lead the 'Tiranga Yatra'.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal along with Punjab counterpart Bhagwant Mann (File Photo/ PTI)

Ahmedabad: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his Punjab counterpart Bhagwant Mann visited the Sabarmati Ashram in Gujarat’s Ahmedabad city on Saturday.

The two Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders also spun the charkha at the Sabarmati Ashram, ANI reported.

Kejriwal and Mann will later in the day reach Nikol area of the city to lead the 'Tiranga Yatra'.

The event is part of their two-day visit to Gujarat, which is likely to witness the assembly elections later in December this year.

Earlier on Friday, Gujarat AAP general secretary Manoj Sorathiya said the “two-kilometre roadshow, which we are calling Tiranga Yatra, will cover Nikol and Bapunagar area of Ahmedabad city”.

“Nearly 50,000 people, including all key party leaders from across the state, will take part,” he added, PTI reported.

In view of the visit of Kejriwal and Mann, the AAP unit in Ahmedabad has asked city police commissioner Sanjay Srivastava to take extra measures for the safety and security of the two leaders.

This comes against the backdrop of vandalism amid a protest outside Kejriwal’s residence in the national capital some days ago.

“Some miscreants recently attacked Kejriwal's residence in Delhi. We fear some people may attack our leaders here too,” Sorathiya told reporters.

“So, we have sent a letter to the police commissioner to take extra precaution and ensure the safety of our leaders here,” he added.

Sorathiya said the two AAP leaders will on Sunday visit Swaminarayan Temple in Shahibaug area before going back to the national capital in the evening.