The
wider question of the accountability of the police in Delhi is of vital
concern to the people especially in the context of the rising number of
crimes against women.
The agitation led by
the Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal while raising this issue is
defending the action of the Law Minister, Somnath Bharti and AAP
supporters who targeted some African women in a locality in South Delhi.
These women’s rights were violated and racist language was used against
them. The minister had no business to direct such illegal activities.
It is improper of the Chief Minister to cover up this act by citing the
wider problem of police accountability to an elected government.
The
question of the police being made accountable to the elected government
in Delhi has to be resolved and the Central government must take it up
to get this decided through parliament.
