“I want to politely tell Narendra Modiji, either make Delhi safe for women in six months or give Delhi Police to us.“
arvind kejriwal Delhi Chief Minister
New Delhi : Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday called top Delhi Police officers the “agents” of Prime Minister Narendra Modi as the state assembly adopted a resolution to set up a panel to probe “police inaction” in cases of crime against women.
Kejriwal also slammed Modi, calling him a “speed-breaker” in the progress of the Delhi government, and asked him to shed the “obstructionist” approach.
“The one-day special session of the assembly wouldn’t have been called if Delhi was safe for women,” Kejriwal said in the assembly.
The resolution, passed amid the walkout by three BJP legislators, paves the way for a three-member commission of inquiry that will receive unheeded complaints regarding crimes such as violence, sexual harassment, stalking and voyeurism committed against women since February 2013.
The move comes in the wake of the brutal murder of a 19-year-old girl, Meenakshi, in broad daylight in the Anand Parbat area of the city.
The AAP government accused Delhi Police of “inaction” in the case. It is set to increase the acrimony between the Delhi Police and the AAP government.
“In Delhi Police, officials in the lower rung are very brave and are doing very good work. Those who are sitting above have become the agents of Bharatiya Janata Party and Narendra Modi,” Kejriwal said, obliquely referring to Delhi Police Commissioner BS Bassi. “I want to politely tell Narendra Modiji, either make Delhi safe for women in six month or give Delhi Police to us. We will make Delhi the safest place in the country,” the CM said.
