The AAP MLAs on Thursday staged a protest near Raj Niwas decrying the deteriorating law and order situation in Delhi. The protest came in the wake of media reports that a girl was shot at in South Delhi's Sangam Vihar a few days ago.
The AAP legislators marched from the Assembly to the Raj Niwas to meet Lieutenant-Governor VK Saxena and sat on a dharna outside his office after the security personnel denied them entry as they did not have an appointment. “Do some work L-G sahab, pay attention to the law and order situation of Delhi," they shouted. The agitating MLAs listed out recent incidents of crime in the city including the Sangam Vihar shooting, and accused the L-G of being ignorant of his responsibility of maintaining law and order.
The Delhi Police urged the MLAs to vacate the spot as prohibitory orders under Section 144 of the CrPC were in force in the area. When the agitating MLAs refused to relent, 30 AAP workers were detained by the police and released later. Meanwhile, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday said his Government does not want to do politics in the matter related to women’s safety and urged the L-G and the Centre to take "appropriate action" in this regard. "I also want to bring this to everyone's attention that Delhi's law and order is continuously deteriorating.
We do not want any politics in this issue. We want the L-G and the Centre to take appropriate action and we will give all possible support to them," Kejriwal said.
“The (National Crime Records Bureau) report on the safety of women is quite concerning. Delhi is the most unsafe metro in the country. We cannot stand this blot. We want the safety of our women," he added.