In a dig at Centre, Delhi CM says law and order in bad shape

Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) ministers attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and lieutenant governor (LG) VK Saxena over the firing incident at Saket court on Friday which left two injured.

“The law-and-order situation in Delhi has completely broken down. Instead of obstructing the work of others and doing dirty politics on everything, everyone should focus on their own work. And if he does not manage, then he should resign so that someone else can do it. The safety of the people cannot be left on God’s grace,” Kejriwal said in a veiled attack on the LG.

He later tweeted, “Prime Minister,

Delhi Police comes under you. Will it be investigated? Will the guilty go to jail?”

Delhi ministers Atishi and Saurabh Bharadwaj also hit out at the LG and the Centre over the shooting. “The courts are supposed to be a safe space for all the citizens...How did a gun manage to get inside the court premise?” Bharadwaj said.

“Even the court premises are not safe. The graph of crime is rising in Delhi, but instead of paying attention to the situation of law and order, the LG is busy garnering credit for the work done by the Kejriwal,” Atishi said.

No response was available from either the LG office or Delhi unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

The AAP leaders also flagged alleged discrepancies in expenses by the district level officers of Delhi Police and claimed there was a ₹350 crore scam.

“Centre should explain why the Delhi Police is investigating a scam committed by its own senior officers. LG should have handed over the investigation of this scam to CBI-ED by now,” said Bharadwaj.

Law and order has completely broken down...Safety of people cannot be left on God’s grace. ARVIND KEJRIWAL, chief minister, Delhi