Photo: Kejriwal's rally in Jantar Mantar draws massive crowd
Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal today held a rally in New Delhi’s Jantar Mantar demanding fresh Assembly elections in the capital. Though some have dimissed AAP after its Lok Sabha debacle the massive crowd in the rally reflects otherwise. Here are images
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Addressing his supporters at a rally on Sunday, Arvind Kejriwal said his party workers would keep protesting at Jantar Mantar until their demand for fresh elections is met by the Lt Governor of Delhi/. Naresh Sharma/ Firstpost
Despite the sultry weather and heat, thousands of people gathered at Jantar Mantar. Carrying the national tricolour in their hands, they continuously raised slogans in favour of the party. Naresh Sharma/ Firstpost
Besides Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia, other AAP leaders, including the party's four parliamentarians, also participated in the rally. Naresh Sharma/ Firstpost
Kejriwal also sounded confident that the number of seats his party won in the last election would go up as the people were fed up of the BJP and the Congress. Naresh Sharma/ Firstpost
"Lt. Governor is controlled by the BJP government. He works as the BJP wants," Kejriwal told the hundreds of supporters that gathered for the rally. Naresh Sharma/ Firstpost
Kejriwal was chief minister of Delhi for 49 days at the head of a minority AAP government until he resigned on 14 February this year. Naresh Sharma/ Firstpost
Kejriwal announced that AAP will start a door-to-door campaign seeking people's support for holding fresh elections in Delhi, if Lt. Governor Najeeb Jung does not dissolve the assembly within a week. Naresh Sharma/ Firstpost
Two years ago, on the same day, Kejriwal had announced that he would float a party to fight against the corrupt politics in the country following the anti-corruption movement led by Anna Hazare. Naresh Sharma/ Firstpost