Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday slammed Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) and made responsible Home Minister Amit Shah for Delhi violence. “The Centre and the Union Home Minister is responsible for the present situation in Delhi. The Union Home Minister should resign”, she said in a meeting.
She further blamed Delhi police for not taking appropriate action, “Delhi Police has remained paralysed in the last 72 hrs-around 18 lives have been lost so far, including a head constable, hundreds are in hospital, many with gunshot injuries. Violence continues unabated on the streets of North East Delhi”, she added.
As per reports around 20 people have lost their lives so far. Several parts of northeast Delhi witnessed sporadic incidents of stone-pelting and firing from country-arms, on Monday and Tuesday, leaving more than a hundred people injured. The dead include a police head constable and an assortment of civilians ranging from an autorickshaw driver to small businessmen.-Inputs from ANI
