Watch Video: Kejriwal faces protest at Ludhiana railway station, black flags waved with 'go back' slogan

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal faced angry protest when he arrived at Ludhiana railway station on Thursday. Black flags were waved with slogans 'Kejriwal go back' when the Delhi chief minister arrived at Ludhiana railway station. Kejriwal is on a four-day visit to poll-bound Punjab beginning from Thursday.

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Kejriwal said: I have created a blueprint for bringing back happiness in the lives of farmers, children.

I have info that Sukhbir Badal has 63 fake CDs against us, they will release 2-3 daily: Arvind Kejriwal pic.twitter.com/gmm8HVZ5Xr

— ANI (@ANI_news) September 8, 2016

 

Punjab: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal arrives in Ludhiana amidst protests by Akali Dal and Congress pic.twitter.com/8YZ7qOVmON

— ANI (@ANI_news) September 8, 2016

Earlier on the day, activists of BJP Mahila Morcha staged a protest against Kejriwal at the New Delhi Railway Station, questioning his "silence" over expelled MLA Sandeep Kumar.

The AAP on it part wondered whether this was a conspiracy against the Chief Minister with Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia questioning the reason behind the alleged lapse.

"Is Modi ji conspiring with the Delhi Police and the BJP to attack Arvind Kejriwal? Was the morning episode (manhandling of the CM) a rehearsal to it," Sisodia tweeted.

The activists led by Delhi BJP Mahila Morcha president Kamaljeet Sehrawat and party spokesman Praveen Kapoor raised slogans and waved bangles towards Kejriwal, who arrived at platform number 1 to board a train for Punjab at around 7am.

Some activists managed to come close to Kejriwal despite presence of policemen. They demanded that Kejriwal speak on the alleged "misconduct" of his MLAs and expel Ashutosh for his controversial blog defending Sandeep Kumar, who was sacked as minister over an alleged sex scandal.

Blaming Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Delhi Police for the alleged manhandling of the Chief Minister at the hands of women protesters of the BJP, the AAP said the law enforcing agency was a "mute spectator" during the "pre-planned" episode.

BJP, however, denied any manhandling and said party activists resorted to political protest.
The Delhi Police had on Wednesday turned down the request from Kejriwal's office to send security personnel to Punjab by road.

(With PTI inputs)