Auto driver in Gujarat invites Arvind Kejriwal for dinner. See response

It was while Arvind Kejriwal was addressing a gathering of auto-rickshaw drivers in Ahmedabad.

An auto driver, who identified himself as Vikram Dantani, stood up from the audience and took the mic. "I am a big fan of yours. I have seen on social media you have food at the house of auto-rickshaw drivers in Punjab. I am an auto driver in Gujarat. Will you have food at my place?"

As the others in the crowd cheered, the moderator smiled and looked towards Kejriwal.


"For sure, I will come..... Can I come today evening?" Kejriwal asked back.

Dantani responded that was fine, and they agreed to fix it at 8 pm.

"Will you come to my hotel and pick me up," the Delhi CM asked again, and added that two pf his party colleagues will be coming with him for dinner.

Aam Aadmi Party's official handle tweeted a video clip of the exchange, which ended with others in the audience clapping and cheering.

Kejriwal, who is also the AAP national convener, was visiting Gujarat where elections are due later this year.

In his address, Kejriwal promised auto-rickshaw drivers in Gujarat to bring Regional Transport Office (RTO) services to their doorsteps to check corruption and to save them from harassment.

"In Delhi, you do not need to go to the RTO (Regional Transport Office) for works like renewal of licence, change of ownership, permit, or hypothecation. We have given a phone number. Give a call and a Delhi government officer will come to your doorstep," PTI quoted him as saying.

He said auto-rickshaw drivers had played a vital role in his victory in the Delhi elections, and urged them to do the same in Gujarat.

He assured them that will also benefit from free and quality education and health care services that the AAP has promised in Gujarat if it comes to power.