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Gujarat: Crowd attending Kejriwal’s rally, street present in Rajkot clueless about him, had no thought why they have been there

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The crowd attending or not attending election rallies and roadshows are sometimes used as barometers for the recognition of the chief. Except, viral movies over time frame have proven how most of the time, such ‘supporters’ are sometimes clueless concerning the rally, roadshow and even the chief they’re alleged to be supporting. Such has been case with the latest roadshow held by Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal in Rajkot.

On Sunday, November 6, Arvind Kejriwal held a roadshow in Rajkot East constituency in Gujarat the place the elections shall be held in lower than a month’s time.

‘राजकोट ईस्ट’ में भी स्थानीय लोग बड़ी संख्या में AAP के रोड-शो में शामिल हुए। https://t.co/FVWJ0SI20T

— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) November 6, 2022

Except, the native residents have been fairly clueless about Kejriwal and a few didn’t even know whose roadshow they have been attending and why. They’d come simply because their neighbour, possible an AAP employee, requested them to.

In a video shared by BBC Gujarati, some girls from Rajkot who attended Kejriwal’s roadshow have been interviewed and requested for his or her feedback.

When BBC Gujarati’s Rajnish requested a bunch of girls on a tempo taking part in Kejriwal’s roadshow, that they had some fascinating and amusing solutions. One girl Hansaben Bharatbhai Parmar very proudly mentioned that ‘Kejriwala’ had come to Rajkot. When requested who’s Kejriwal, she mentioned she doesn’t know. “Yeh toh malum nahin kaun Kesriwala, Kejriwala… Savarnawala,” she mentioned in Hindi. Savarna in Gujarati stands for broom, the election image for Aam Aadmi Party. However, when requested who precisely is Kejriwal, she mentioned she doesn’t know.

Another lady says she is attending rally of 1 ‘Miteshbhai’ who was her neighbour. She mentioned Miteshbhai introduced her to rally saying that if she attends it, the varsity charges shall be waived off, water invoice, electrical energy fees, will all be free. When requested which get together the rally was for, she mentioned it was Aam Aadmi Party’s rally however added she didn’t know who the chief is. She did point out Arvind Kejriwal’s title after being prompted by one other girl standing by. She mentioned that they have been introduced by somebody however had come on their very own.

When requested who’s the chief minister of Gujarat, the woman rapidly mentioned it’s Narendra Modi. Modi ceased to be Chief Minister of Gujarat in 2014 when he turned the Prime Minister of India. Since then, Gujarat has had one state election additionally. When the digicam pans and journalist asks different girls who’s the CM of Gujarat, all of them say Narendra Modi. When he requested who’s then the Prime Minister of India, Hansaben Bharatbhai Parmar replies how would they know after they haven’t stepped out of Rajkot.

He then asks whose roadshow they’re attending. Two girls say she doesn’t know the title. When he asks in the event that they wish to change the chief minister since they assume Modi is the chief minister, one lady quips who would vote for her and mentioned she picked up Aam Aadmi Party flag as a result of she was given.

Kejriwal has additionally roped in Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann for campaigning in pollbound state whereas the farmers of Punjab proceed burning the stubble resulting in hazardous air high quality in Delhi and surrounding areas. However, regardless of being in energy for thus lengthy, there was no enchancment in air high quality in Delhi which turns right into a gasoline chamber yearly resulting in scores of respiratory issues.

Having come on the plank of ‘changing politics’, Kejriwal appears to have modified himself and worsened the political discourse and lowered bar of decency.