Accompanied by a huge crowd, Arvind Kejriwal held a massive road show, en route to file his nomination papers for the New Delhi assembly constituency. Due to the large crowds however, the Aam Aadmi Party chief was unable to complete his nomination. “Due to overwhelming response/too much crowd Arvind could not reach ELECTION OFFICE. He will file his nomination tomorrow”, tweeted party spokesman Ashutosh.
Due to huge public gathering in roadshow .@ArvindKejriwal is not able file his nomination today. #WalkWithKejriwalpic.twitter.com/d1gStVFRgF- Abhishek gupta (@IACAbhi) January 20, 2015
The announcement to put off filing of nomination papers came after the roadshow had covered a five-km distance out of the seven-km-long stretch between Mandir Marg and Jantar Mantar which it had to take.
“We respect the Election Commission, administration and police. We have exceeded the time limit to file the nomination and for this reason I will file my nomination tomorrow,”
Kejriwal said.

AAP chief’s comments came even as the Election Commission issued a showcause notice on Tuesday, the second in last three days, to Kejriwal for “prima facie” violation of the poll code by allegedly making a speech where he asked voters to take bribes from BJP and Congress but only vote for his party, a PTI report said.

The rally started at around 10.30 am after Kejriwal paid a visit to Valmiki Mandir off Mandir Marg and was to culminate at Jantar Mantar.

“It was already 2.45 PM by the time the rally could make its way to the Gole Market area. He could not have reached the election office at Jamnagar House by the stipulated time,” a party spokesperson said.

Addressing the crowd, the former Delhi Chief Minister called BJP a “machine of lies” and said people of Delhi will script history by electing AAP in the upcoming Assembly polls.

“People of Delhi will script history by giving AAP the single largest majority as they want to convert those 49-days of good governance into five years… BJP is a machine of lies and rumours,” Kejriwal said, standing atop an open roof vehicle at Mandir Marg.

While there was no official word on how many people accompanied Kejriwal on his road show, the Times of India reported, “Hundreds of supporters joined him, raising slogans, singing and dancing. The AAP chief had tweeted an appeal to Delhiites to “take a chhutti (leave) n join me” for the roadshow. Flash mobs also danced during the roadshow.” The hashtag #WalkwithKejriwal was the top trend on Twitter all day, and supporters of the party tweeted out images of the roadshow: