Delhi violence: Arvind Kejriwal calls urgent meeting with all party MLAs of affected areas

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal urged everyone to shun violence

February 25, 2020 09:33 am | Updated 09:43 am IST - New Delhi

Protesters during a clash at Khajoori area, in New Delhi on Monday.

Protesters during a clash at Khajoori area, in New Delhi on Monday.

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday said he is “very worried” about the prevailing situation in certain parts of Delhi and called an urgent meeting of all party MLAs of the violence-hit areas.

Violence spiralled over the amended citizenship law in northeast Delhi, turning it into a battlefield on Monday with frenzied protesters torching houses, shops, vehicles and a petrol pump, and hurling stones.

Also read: Blood, injustice and anger burn the streets of north-east Delhi

In a tweet, the Chief Minister also urged everyone to shun violence.

 

“Am v worried abt prevailing situation in certain parts of Del. All of us together shud make all efforts to restore peace in our city. I again urge everyone to shun violence (sic),” he tweeted.

“Am meeting all MLAs (of all parties) of affected areas along wid senior officials in a while,” Mr. Kejriwal added.

Sources said the meeting will take place at the Chief Minister’s residence at 10.30 a.m.

A head constable was among four people killed and at least 50 others, including several paramilitary and Delhi Police personnel, were injured in the violence.

0 / 0
Sign in to unlock member-only benefits!
  • Access 10 free stories every month
  • Save stories to read later
  • Access to comment on every story
  • Sign-up/manage your newsletter subscriptions with a single click
  • Get notified by email for early access to discounts & offers on our products
Sign in

Comments

Comments have to be in English, and in full sentences. They cannot be abusive or personal. Please abide by our community guidelines for posting your comments.

We have migrated to a new commenting platform. If you are already a registered user of The Hindu and logged in, you may continue to engage with our articles. If you do not have an account please register and login to post comments. Users can access their older comments by logging into their accounts on Vuukle.