NEW DELHI: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday accused the Central government of directing the LG to halt a CCTV project as camera installations will make it difficult to distribute money and alcohol during the 2019 Lok Sabha polls.
"If there are CCTVs in Delhi, BJP and Congress will find it difficult to distribute money and alcohol during the elections. On Monday, a BJP leader said the LG has been asked to ensure the cameras are not installed before the Lok Sabha," CM Kejriwal tweeted.
In another tweet, he said: The BJP and the Congress should explain why they are against the camera installation.
The installation of about 1.5 lakh CCTV cameras across the city was one of the Aam Aadmi Party's poll-promise. Kejriwal on Monday permitted Public Works Department (PWD) officials to start work on the CCTV project after rejecting a report of a committee formed by LG Anil Baijal.
The draft rules of the committee suggested that the Delhi Police would be the custodian of all CCTV in public spaces in the capital, including the ones to be installed under the AAP government's CCTV project.