Ballygunge, April 26 -- AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday questioned the deployment of security forces in West Bengal amid scheduled assembly polls, calling it an insult to the people of the state.

"The military has been called here from all over the country. What is the need for this? Are the people of Bengal terrorists? This is an insult to the people of Bengal. 3.5 lakh military personnel have been deployed in Bengal. What are they afraid of?" Kejriwal said while addressing a poll rally in Ballygunge.

He was campaigning in support of TMC leader Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay, who is contesting the West Bengal assembly polls from Ballygunge constituency.

He further accused the Bharaiya Janata Party-led (BJP) government in cent...