LS polls: Arvind Kejriwal lends his WagonR to Rohtak candidate for campaigning
Navin Jaihind drove to file his nomination papers in Kejriwal's ‘lucky’ WagonR car
New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal is a Good Samaritan.
He has lent his famous blue WagonR car to Rohtak candidate Navin Jaihind for campaigning since Jaihind doesn't own a vehicle.
Jaihind, who is contesting from Rohtak, a seat represented by two-time MP Deepender Singh Hooda, son of Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda, drove to file his nomination papers in Kejriwal's "lucky" blue WagonR car.
"I don’t own a car and Arvind (Kejriwal) happened to ask me how I was campaigning for the elections. When he came to know about the tough time I was facing, he offered me his car."
He has asked me to use the car until I can arrange one for myself," Jaihind said. He has been using this car for the last three days for elections.
Confirming the incident, a party volunteer close to Kejriwal said, "He has been using Arvind's car. He has managed one for himself now."
Jaihind has been associated with Kejriwal since 2007. His wife Swati Maliwal was in the Core Committee of India Against Corruption. He has recently submitted his doctorate thesis in Physical Education at the Maharshi Dayanand University in Haryana. Kejriwal publicly asked him to contest from Rohtak and challenge the Hoodas in their bastion.
"He (Jaihind) has been active in college politics and has led several agitations for students in the University. He had demanded that students who undertake blood donation should be given more marks for promotion of the cause," said Sandeep Phogat, an MPhil student at MD university who has been campaigning for Jaihind.
Kejriwal's blue WagonR has become his identity, along with his attire. Even after becoming the Chief Minister of Delhi, Kejriwal would, for most of the time, travel in his car.
When the German President visited India early this month, Kejriwal drove to the German Embassy at Chanakyapuri in the same car.
While he was on a dharna outside Rail Bhavan in the chilling cold, he had sought temporary refuge in the WagonR.