'Don't Want Such Security': AAP Claims Kejriwal Stopped By Gujarat Cops From Going To Auto Driver's House

An auto driver in the audience requested him to have dinner at his home -- an invitation that the Delhi CM immediately accepted.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in Ahmedabad (Source: Twitter/@AAPGujarat)

New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party National Convenor and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who is on a two-day visit to Gujarat, was stopped by police from visiting an auto-rickshaw driver's house in Ahmedabad. AAP has reacted to the incident and said that the BJP prevented Arvind Kejriwal from going to the auto driver's house for dinner. In a video shared by AAP on Twitter, Kejriwal can be seen talking to police personnel and saying he doesn't need security from Gujarat Police.

SHOCKING!

तानाशाह BJP ने @ArvindKejriwal जी को Auto Driver के घर Dinner पर जाने से रोका

मैं जनता का आदमी हूँ,जनता से मिलना चाहता हूँ। मुझे ऐसी Security नहीं चाहिए। Police सुरक्षा के नाम पर Arrest करना चाहती है

हमें नहीं चाहिए Security। हमें जनता से मिलना हैं। कैसे रोक सकते हो? pic.twitter.com/8LITHHlspc

— AAP (@AamAadmiParty) September 12, 2022

"You should be ashamed. The people of Gujarat are suffering because the leaders here don't engage with public. We are engaging with people and you are stopping us. You take your security, we don't need it. You are forcefully giving us security. I have given you in writing that I don't need security," Kejriwal said.

Earlier in the day, Kejriwal addressed a gathering of autorickshaw drivers on Monday at Ahmedabad in Gujarat, where elections are scheduled for later this year. Kejriwal urged them to help AAP win in Gujarat by promoting the party's campaign among their passengers, the way they helped his party in Delhi.

માનનીય @ArvindKejriwal જી, @isudan_gadhvi, @Gopal_Italia તથા @AAPkaRajguru એ રિક્ષાચાલકના આમંત્રણનું માન રાખી એમની રિક્ષામાં બેસી એમના ઘરે જમવા ગયા! pic.twitter.com/JiDGCbJyDz

— AAP Gujarat । Mission2022 (@AAPGujarat) September 12, 2022

After his address, an auto driver in the audience requested him to have dinner at his home -- an invitation that the Delhi CM immediately accepted. 

A video of the auto driver inviting AAP's national convener to dinner was posted on Twitter by the party's official account. The auto driver, who called himself Vikram Dantani, said he had heard of Kejriwal sharing a meal with a Punjab driver.

"I'm a big fan of yours, and I saw a video on social media of you having dinner with an auto driver in Punjab. Would you like to have dinner with me as well?" he says. In response to his plea, Kejriwal assures him that he and two other members of his party would attend the dinner.

Kerjriwal asked him with a smile, "What time should we come? Will you come to my hotel tonight to pick me up in your auto?"