BJP leader Laxmi Kanta Chawla-Arvind Kejriwal meet triggers speculation

Amritsar, March 22

Senior BJP leader and former minister Prof Laxmi Kanta Chawla’s meeting with Aam Aadmi Party national convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal yesterday has triggered a debate in the political circles.

The meeting took place in the evening at the Circuit House complex. Kejriwal had reached Amritsar after attending ‘kisan mahapanchayat’ at Baghapurana to take a flight back to Delhi. Amritsar was his transit route. He had arrived at Amritsar by air and gone to Bhagapurana by road.

The meeting came to light after a picture went viral on the social media, showing the two and AAP MLA Prof Baljinder Kaur having tea.

In a bid to clear the air, Chawla said it was an “accidental” meeting that had attracted baseless rumours.

She claimed during a routine evening walk in the complex, she noticed the arrival of some VVIP guest. “When I came to know it was Kejriwal, I expressed my desire to meet him out of courtesy. He was kind enough to come out and receive me. I sat with him for a few minutes. I got the picture taken on my mobile. It was posted on the social media, triggering baseless speculation,” she said. — TNS