Delhi police harassing auto drivers: Kejriwal
1 Aug 2014 5:33 AM IST
He extended his support to the auto drivers and expressed concern over their grievances and promised to solve them if his party returned to power. He asked them to support AAP in the forthcoming elections and vote for full majority the in assembly election. He lashed out at the BJP and Congress and held them responsible for all the trouble in the national capital.
Kejriwal, who was suffering from viral fever, reached the Ram Leela ground at around 1 pm. He was accompanied by seniors AAP leaders.
Kejriwal alleged that the Delhi Police was harassing the auto drivers for no good reason. He said the auto drivers pay a monthly bribe of Rs 5000-10,000 which forces them to cheat the passengers. He further added that if the cops stop taking bribe, then there would be a lot of improvement in the behaviour of auto drivers too.
 ‘I ask you to record or do a sting if any policeman demands money or issues an illegal challan,’ the former Delhi chief minister told a rally here of thousands of autorickshaw drivers.
Kejriwal pledged to act against corrupt policemen if and when the Aam Aadmi Party returns to power in Delhi.
The former chief minister also appealed to the auto drivers to unite and form a big organisation, which will take up their issues further.
AAP leader Manish Sisodia asked police to stop harassing drivers of autorickshaws, which he described as Delhi’s ‘lifeline’.
He critised the BJP over the recent UPSC row and police’s lathi-charge on students. ‘I don’t think there is President’s rule in Delhi. The way the police have been behaving with students, I think, its Delhi Police rule here. AAP announced a helpline (85888-33553) for autorickshaw drivers to lodge their grievances against the authorities.
Kejriwal, who was suffering from viral fever, reached the Ram Leela ground at around 1 pm. He was accompanied by seniors AAP leaders.
Kejriwal alleged that the Delhi Police was harassing the auto drivers for no good reason. He said the auto drivers pay a monthly bribe of Rs 5000-10,000 which forces them to cheat the passengers. He further added that if the cops stop taking bribe, then there would be a lot of improvement in the behaviour of auto drivers too.
 ‘I ask you to record or do a sting if any policeman demands money or issues an illegal challan,’ the former Delhi chief minister told a rally here of thousands of autorickshaw drivers.
Kejriwal pledged to act against corrupt policemen if and when the Aam Aadmi Party returns to power in Delhi.
The former chief minister also appealed to the auto drivers to unite and form a big organisation, which will take up their issues further.
AAP leader Manish Sisodia asked police to stop harassing drivers of autorickshaws, which he described as Delhi’s ‘lifeline’.
He critised the BJP over the recent UPSC row and police’s lathi-charge on students. ‘I don’t think there is President’s rule in Delhi. The way the police have been behaving with students, I think, its Delhi Police rule here. AAP announced a helpline (85888-33553) for autorickshaw drivers to lodge their grievances against the authorities.
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