New Delhi, Nov 28
AAP National Convenor and former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday hit out at the BJP-led Central government and Home Minister Amit Shah for failure to maintain law and order in the national Capital which, he said is witnessing Mumbai-style gang wars and a spurt in murders.
Addressing a press conference on Thursday, Kejriwal said, “Over the past year-and-a-half, law and order in Delhi has collapsed. Businessmen are getting extortion calls, women are facing eve-teasing and there is a spurt in murders, making Delhi one of the most unsafe cities to live in.”
Highlighting comments like Delhi becoming the “rape capital of the world”, Kejriwal shared crime data and said that in 2022 as many as 501 murders were reported in the city, which was among the highest in the past few years.
“In the last three months, at least 20 people were killed in gang wars in the trans-Yamuna area,” he said.
“Delhiites are living in fear. They are afraid of being harmed by criminals,” he said, adding that when people made him the Chief Minister 10 years ago and asked him to improve hospitals and power supply he delivered on the promise.
However, Delhi Police and consequent crime control in the city is the responsibility of the BJP-led Central government and it is due to the failure of Home Minister Amit Shah that Delhiites are feeling insecure, Kejriwal said.
“The ‘Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao’ slogan was given by the BJP. We have opened schools for enabling girls’ education, now it is their turn to provide security and save the girls,” said Kejriwal.