Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday said the AAP Government is putting best efforts to provide relief to the people affected by communal riots in North-east Delhi.
Taking to Twitter, Kejriwal said he is personally trying to ensure that relief reaches each person in need, asserting that the Government wants people to return to their homes and be welcomed by their neighbours.
"We r putting best efforts. I am personally trying to ensure that relief reaches each person in need. Our aim is to bring their life back on track. We want people to return to their homes and be welcome by their neighbours," he tweeted. The situation in northeast Delhi on Sunday afternoon remained peaceful with heavy police deployment in the areas which witnessed communal riots.
Police have also started a massive outreach programme and senior officers have been meeting and speaking with people from every community in order to build confidence among them.
Meanwhile, Delhi environment minister Gopal Rai visited GTB hospital on Sunday. "Visited GTB hospital to help people injured in riots. Delhi Government is doing everything possible to help people," he tweeted in Hindi.
The violence in Jaffrabad, Maujpur, Babarpur, Chand Bagh, Shiv Vihar, Bhajan Pura, Yamuna Vihar areas of northeast Delhi has claimed at least 42 lives and left over 200 injured. A large number of properties have been damaged. Frenzied mobs torched houses, shops, vehicles, a petrol pump and pelted stones at locals and police personnel.
The Delhi government has set up nine shelters for the riot-affected people. It also said to start distributing Rs 25,000 in cash as immediate relief to those whose houses have been burnt in the violence.
The government is providing food and water and necessities to people on a larger scale, he had said, requesting people to provide relevant information on whether someone in the affected areas needs food and amenities.