‘Centre, state must work together’

Tribune News Service

New Delhi,June 24

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said today that the Centre and the state government must to work together to improve law and order situation in Delhi.

He said this after laying the foundation stone of the Chandrawal water treatment plant on Monday. The statement has come a day after his party held the BJP responsible for a spurt in crimes in the national capital.

The city has reported nine murders since Saturday. "The Delhi Government has started installing CCTV cameras. This will help in controlling crime in the capital," he said. Kejriwal said, "All agencies, governments and residents of Delhi need to work together.

We will fully cooperate with the Central government. Keeping politics aside, we need to work together to improve the law and order situation in the city."

Earlier in the day, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Sanjay Singh said in the Rajya Sabha that Delhi was emerging as the "crime capital" of the country and urged the Home Ministry to convene a meeting to discuss the issue. Kerjiwal's remarks came days after he assured Prime Minister Narendra Modi of his government's cooperation to develop Delhi.