New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party convener Arvind Kejriwal rejected the security offered by Delhi police to him on Friday.
Thanking the police, Kejriwal said in a letter: "God is my biggest PSO (personal security officer), kindly use services to provide security to aam aadmi (common man)".
It is obvious that Delhi Police wanted to guard the Kejriwal, whose party made a stunning electoral debut in the Delhi Assembly election.
A Delhi police team on Friday reached Arvind Kejriwal's Kaushambi residence to make a security assessment for the politician ahead of his meeting with the Lt Governor on Saturday to discuss government formation in the national capital.
A three-member team reached Kejriwal's residence at around 5 PM and stayed there for more than an hour. According to a senior Delhi police official, the exercise was done to assess the security needs for Kejriwal.
"He has been invited to discuss government formation in the national capital by the LG. If he accepts the proposal, we may have to extend security to him right away. The assessment was carried out to keep things ready at our end in case a need arises," the official said.
Earlier also, Kejriwal had refused to take security from any agency citing the moral principles he and his party stands for.
However, Delhi is hurtling fast towards President's Rule with Aam Admi Party, the second largest group in Delhi assembly with 28 seats, saying it will not form a government even after Congress offered unconditional support.
