New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal urged the BJP on Friday not to indulge in politics over the Nirbhaya case issue and instead work together in ensuring that justice in such cases is delivered at the earliest.
Reacting to Union Minister and BJP leader Smriti Irani blaming the AAP government for the "delay" in hanging
of the four convicts, Kejriwal said that he feels "sad that politics is being done on such an issue".
"I feel sad that politics is being done on such an issue. Shouldn't we be working together to ensure that the guilty are hanged soonest?
"Shouldn't we join hands to ensure a system so that such beasts get hanged within six months?
"Please don't do politics on this. Lets together create a safe city for our women," Kejriwal said in a tweet.
The Chief Minister added that the victim's mother is being "misguided."
"We sent the mercy petition within hours, so the Delhi government has no role in delaying the hanging of the convicts," he said.
"Why would our government try to delay, we want them hanged at the earliest. I think she is being misguided. The Delhi government barely has any role in the whole process," he said.
The AAP has accused the BJP of "misleading" the people, saying law and order is the Centre's domain.
Addressing a press conference, Irani said: "Why was the Prisons department, which comes under AAP government, sleeping after the dismissal of review petition in July 2018?
"Why did the government give Rs 10,000 and a sewing kit to the juvenile rapist when he was released?"