The Asian Age

Sisodia: Centre should be held responsibl­e for mess

- AGE CORRESPOND­ENT

Commenting on the violence in Haryana and Punjab following the conviction of self-styled godman Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia said the Central government should be held responsibl­e for the whole mess.

Mr Sisodia was in the city to participat­e in a round table conference on “Governance by People”.

“Making issues out of non-issues is the political strategy which the BJP is following from long. Be it the death of innocent children due to lack of oxygen supply or the recent violation

Making issues out of non-issues is the political strategy which the BJP is following from long... BJP led govts do not focus on core issues.

— Manish Sisodia, Delhi deputy CM

of court order, BJP led government­s do not focus on core issues,” he said.

“I am really worried about the situation prevailing over Haryana, Chandigarh and Punjab. What kind of situation are we having? An inquiry has to be done against those officers who bypassed court order allowing hundreds of cars and people to gather,” Mr Sisodia said.

He wanted the Centre to be held responsibl­e and wanted Prime Minister Narendra Modi to intervene. Asked if President’s Rule should be imposed, Mr Sisodia refused to answer the question, but said that political parties should respect people and constituti­on.

Meanwhile, the Aam Aadmi Party launched AAP Citizen Empowermen­t (ACE) programme on Saturday, which is aimed at empowering common man.

 ?? — PTI ?? Delhi deputy CM Manish Sisodia speaks as freedom fighter H.S. Doreswamy (left) and AAP leader Ashwin Mahesh look on during the launch of the AAP Citizen Empowermen­t programme in in Bengaluru on Saturday.
— PTI Delhi deputy CM Manish Sisodia speaks as freedom fighter H.S. Doreswamy (left) and AAP leader Ashwin Mahesh look on during the launch of the AAP Citizen Empowermen­t programme in in Bengaluru on Saturday.

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