Arvind Kejriwal appears before UP's Sultanpur court in 2014 Model Code of Conduct violation case

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday appeared before a district court in Uttar Pradesh's Sultanpur in connection with the violation of the election code during a public rally in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections.

In the 2014 Lok Sabha polls, Kejriwal had contested against Prime Minister Narendra Modi from Varanasi.

Kejriwal who arrived at Lucknow airport earlier in the day was welcomed by the party workers here.

The Delhi chief minister is scheduled to perform Saryu Aarti at Ayodhya later today.

On Tuesday he will visit Hanuman Garhi Temple and the birthplace of Lord Ram in Ayodhya.

AAP has announced that it will contest the Assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh due to be held next year.

Kejriwal-led AAP has announced that it would contest all 403 Assembly seats in the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections.

( With inputs from ANI )

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