Kejriwal faces BJP-led protests in Nangloi, forced to cancel visit midway
The Morning Standard|November 28, 2024
DELHI BJP President Virendra Sachdeva on Wednesday said that the people of Delhi are fed up with the political gimmicks of Arvind Kejriwal and the Atishi government, which is run by his remote control.
Kejriwal faces BJP-led protests in Nangloi, forced to cancel visit midway

When Kejriwal announced via a social media post this morning that he would meet two families in Nangloi that faced attacks by gangsters, local residents contacted local MP Yogendra Chandolia. Responding to their appeal, Chandolia organised a massive protest joined by BJP workers and civil society groups from Nangloi, Kirari, and Mundka. Citizens raised slogans against Kejriwal and local MLAs, forcing him to abandon his visit midway and return.

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