Your car was not in the parking lot: L-G tells Kejriwal
Delhi’s lieutenant governor Anil Baijal reminded CM Arvind Kejriwal that his car was not parked at an authorised spot and did not have security devices, responding to a letter that criticised the “rapidly deteriorating law and order situation” after the Aam Aadmi Party leader’s blue hatchback was stolen last week.
Kejriwal’s blue WagonR was stolen from outside the Delhi secretariat and found abandoned two days later in Ghaziabad, bringing into focus the problem of auto thefts in the national capital where 312 vehicles are stolen every day on an average.
Responding to Kejriwal’s letter, Baijal said the Delhi Police in its report found that the chief minister’s car was parked about 100 meters from the authorised parking and no security gear or equipments were installed.
The L-G said that he hopes the CM would cooperate with Delhi Police in efforts to motivate, encourage and generate awareness among Delhi’s citizens to
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park their vehicles in authorised sites and install security devices.
The CM should “also boost the morale of its policemen by appreciating their commendable efforts that led to the recovery of his stolen car within two days,” he said. It was unclear what the L-G was referring to when he spoke of Delhi Police recovering the vehicle since the car was found abandoned in Ghaziabad and was spotted by the local police, which comes under the Uttar Pradesh administration.
The two authorities who share important responsibilities for the city between them have a fraught relationship that is often marked by turf battles and blame games, though confrontations are significantly lower.