Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal began his road show in Bangalore on Saturday to campaign for his party's candidates contesting the general elections April 17 across Karnataka.
Kick-starting the road show from Hebbal in northwest suburb amid tight security, Arvind Kejriwal's cavalcade passed through thickly populated localities such as Ganganagar, R T Nagar, Jayamahal, Cantonment and Queens Road in the city centre by noon.
Flanked by the AAP's candidates -
- former Infosys honcho V. Balakrishnan (Bangalore Central)
- Nina Nayak (Bangalore South)
- Babu Mathew (Bangalore North)
Halting at every 2-3 km and holding a makeshift mike and loudspeaker, Arvind Kejriwal sought the people's support in strengthen his battle against corruption, price rise, criminal politicians and crony capitalists.
After winding through the3 Lok Sabha constituencies in the city, the road show will conclude at the War Memorial in the city centre by late Saturday.
Arvind Kejriwal will also attend a fund-raising dinner at a star hotel in the city late Saturday on the first day of his two-day weekend trip to Karnataka
He will drive Sunday March 16,2014 to Chikkballapur, about 70km from here, to hold road shows and address a public meeting in the backward district from where union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister M. Veerappa Moily has been re-nominated by the ruling Congress to contest from the parliamentary constituency in the neighbouring district.
On return by Sunday afternoon, Arvind Kejriwal will address a public rally at Freedom Park in the city centre as part of the poll campaign.
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