CM assures stern action against killers

NEW DELHI: Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday condemned the alleged “honour killing” of a 23-year-old photographer Ankit Saxena in the city and assured that stern action would be taken against the accused.

“Spoke to Ankit’s father. What happened is condemnable. Delhi government will ensure that the best lawyer is hired to fight for justice for Ankit.

“We will make every possible effort that the accused get a strict punishment. May god give strength to Ankit’s family. We are with them in this struggle,” Kejriwal said in a series of tweets.

Earlier, his media advisor Nagendar Sharma took to Twitter to respond to the BJP’S remark on Saturday, where Delhi BJP unit chief Manoj Tiwari condemned the alleged honour killing and questioned Kejriwal’s silence on the incident.

“Some media houses and the opposition should stop playing politics over Ankit’s death,” Sharma tweeted, adding that the Chief Minister was “personally aggrieved” and was in touch with Ankit’s family.

“The family has gone to Haridwar. CM will go and meet them as soon as they return. All possible help will be provided,” he added.

Saxena was allegedly killed by the family of a woman he was in a relationship with.

Delhi Police said the woman’s family was against their relationship as they belonged to different communities and had told him off .

Meanwhile, the Aam Aadmi Party said that it welcomed BJP’S support to interfaith and inter-religious marriages.

“Irrespective of our political ideologies, I welcome Manoj Tiwari ji who has supported inter-faith and inter-religious marriages by consenting adults,” AAP MLA Saurabh Bhardwaj tweeted.