‘Clueless’ Vijay Goel has Sheila’s sympathies
29 April 2013 7:21 AM IST
Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Sunday came down hard on Delhi BJP president Vijay Goel for demanding her sacking over law and order situation, saying he ‘does not have a clue’ about the administrative system as it is not her government but Union home ministry which is responsible for the city police.
‘What surprised me is the absence of knowledge about the governance system of Delhi in no lesser person than the Delhi BJP chief. It appears that he does not have any clue about the administrative structure in Delhi.... I have my sympathies with him for his absence of knowledge,’ Dikshit said.
A delegation of Delhi BJP leaders led by Goel had met President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday and demanded dismissal of the Delhi government on the grounds of ‘deteriorating’ law and order situation in the city.
‘Goel demanded dismissal of the Delhi government on the issue of law and order situation. The police functions under the home ministry. On what basis did he seem the dismissal of my government,’ the chief minister said.
Rejecting Goel's criticism of her government on law and order situation, Dikshit said he will not be able to mislead the people as they were aware about the issue.
‘Goel was a member of the Parliament. He was part of the Prime Minister's office during the NDA regime. He ought to know that law and order does not come under purview of the Delhi government,’ she said.
‘Let him criticise me. He has the right to criticise me. But there must be basis for criticism. The President of India knows about the administrative structure in Delhi,’ she said.
Asked about Goel's criticism that she was not very serious about demanding removal of police commissioner Neeraj Kumar in the wake of the 16 December gang rape, Dikshit said she had taken a very ‘strong position’ and sought concrete steps to improve the law and order situation in the city.
‘I had said at that time that it was not enough to remove a couple of cops. We have to take certain serious action. We have to restore confidence of people shattered by the brutal incident,’ Dikshit said. Critical of the functioning of the police, the Chief Minister had demanded removal of the police commissioner after the gruesome incident which evoked widespread protests across the country.
‘What surprised me is the absence of knowledge about the governance system of Delhi in no lesser person than the Delhi BJP chief. It appears that he does not have any clue about the administrative structure in Delhi.... I have my sympathies with him for his absence of knowledge,’ Dikshit said.
A delegation of Delhi BJP leaders led by Goel had met President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday and demanded dismissal of the Delhi government on the grounds of ‘deteriorating’ law and order situation in the city.
‘Goel demanded dismissal of the Delhi government on the issue of law and order situation. The police functions under the home ministry. On what basis did he seem the dismissal of my government,’ the chief minister said.
Rejecting Goel's criticism of her government on law and order situation, Dikshit said he will not be able to mislead the people as they were aware about the issue.
‘Goel was a member of the Parliament. He was part of the Prime Minister's office during the NDA regime. He ought to know that law and order does not come under purview of the Delhi government,’ she said.
‘Let him criticise me. He has the right to criticise me. But there must be basis for criticism. The President of India knows about the administrative structure in Delhi,’ she said.
Asked about Goel's criticism that she was not very serious about demanding removal of police commissioner Neeraj Kumar in the wake of the 16 December gang rape, Dikshit said she had taken a very ‘strong position’ and sought concrete steps to improve the law and order situation in the city.
‘I had said at that time that it was not enough to remove a couple of cops. We have to take certain serious action. We have to restore confidence of people shattered by the brutal incident,’ Dikshit said. Critical of the functioning of the police, the Chief Minister had demanded removal of the police commissioner after the gruesome incident which evoked widespread protests across the country.
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