In a letter to Home Minister Amit Shah today, former Delhi Chief Minister and AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal urged an urgent conversation about the state of law and order in the nation’s capital.
Mr. Kejriwal asserted that Delhi is increasingly becoming the “crime capital” both domestically and internationally, citing crime figures. “Delhi ranks number one in crimes against women among 19 metro cities of India; Delhi ranks number one in murder cases, and extortion gangs are active across the city,” Mr. Kejriwal’s letter read.
In his letter, Mr. Kejriwal also noted that drug-related crimes have increased by 350 percent and bomb threats at malls, schools, and airports have become frequent. “Can you imagine what a child goes through, what his parents go through when the school is evacuated due to a bomb threat and the children are sent home? Today, every parent and every child of Delhi is living under the fear of bombs,” Mr. Kejriwal claimed.
He further said that, in light of recent shootings, murders, and kidnappings that have taken place in broad daylight, criminals in Delhi no longer fear the police. “Under your supervision, our glorious capital is now being labeled with names like ‘Rape Capital’ and ‘Crime Capital’ due to the failure of law and order,” claimed Kejriwal.
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