Kejri takes 'aam aadmi' way out of airport

Sultanpur: After arriving at Lucknow Amausi airport on Monday afternoon, instead of opting to come out through the VVIP exit, Delhi chief minister and national convenor of Aam Aadmi Party Arvind Kejriwal came of the exit meant for common public amidst loud cheer from the party cadre. He then proceeded to Sultanpur on a private vehicle of a party worker, and refused to opt for the government vehicle provided by the state government.Party spokesman Vaibhav Maheshwari said even in Sultanpur, Kejriwal preferred the personal vehicle of a worker in place of a government vehicle.
Throughout his stay in Sultanpur, the Delhi CM and his ministerial colleagues (including Gopal Rai) refused to take questions. The Delhi chief minister arrived at Sultanpur to attend a private family function of senior party leader Sanjay Singh.
Party insiders termed Kejriwal's visit as "political recce" before the UP assembly elections. to gauge the mood of the voters in the politically crucially state. Kejriwal emphasized on public interaction, instead of going for one-on-one interaction.
A local party worker, Mahendra Kumar of Kurebhaar block (of Sultanpur) said, "Aam Aadmi Party may launch its 2017 assembly election campaign from Sultanpur." He added this way, the party would be posing a threat to Congress whose bastion Amethi is a neighboring district as well as to BJP whose sitting MP Varun Gandhi is nurturing this constituency as part of the legacy he inherited from his father Sanjay Gandhi. The party spokesman, however, when asked to comment on the observation, said, "The observations are immature and the party has already established itself in UP."
Explaining the local political equation, Anil Soni, who runs a cyber café in Sultanpur, said, the poll battle would be triangular, involving the BJP, SP and BSP.