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Kejriwal campaigns in Varanasi, admits the mistake of resigning without consulting voters

Varanasi: AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal, who admitted he should have consulted the people before deciding to quit as Delhi chief minister, has launched a dialogue with voters here as he takes on his formidable BJP

He dwelt at length on what he said was the nexus between the Congress, the BJP and corporate houses.

"If you vote either of the two parties to power, they will more than double the price of gas which will result in more expensive electricity, fertilizer and almost all essential commodities."

Citing the case of Gujarat where, he said, over 5,000 farmers had committed suicide in the last 12 years, Kejriwal said: "Modi acquired fertile land from farmers at paltry compensation to gift it to his crony business tycoons."

"If the farmers of Varanasi come to know about this, they will not vote for Modi," he added.

Earlier, Kejriwal went to a slum to visit the family of a scavenger who had recently died of gas poisoning while cleaning an underground sewage.