Kejriwal under security cover: home minister
11 Jan 2014 5:51 AM IST
‘It is the duty of any state government and the centre to protect such VVIPs. When he (Kejriwal) was elected chief minister, he was immediately provided security. We are now giving him security cover without his knowledge,’ Shinde told the media.
He said Delhi police was providing security to Kejriwal, who became chief minister 28 December at the head of an Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government.
Shinde said the Delhi police commissioner had talked to the superintendent of police of Ghaziabad, where Kejriwal lives, to take care of security in that area.
‘Recently there was an attack on the AAP office in Ghaziabad... We have asked the local police that if not directly, they can post their men in the vicinity of these locations,’ he said.
On Wednesday, the Hindu Raksha Dal attacked the AAP office located not far from Kejriwal’s home in Ghaziabad adjoining Delhi.
Bitterly opposed to VIP culture, Kejriwal has repeatedly said he does not want police security for himself.
CM adamant, refuses security cover again
New Delhi/ Ghaziabad: Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Friday that he does not want any kind of security cover, adding he has not received any letter on this from the Uttar Pradesh police.
‘I have not received any letter from the UP Police and I don’t want to take any kind of security,’ Kejriwal said.
A party member said: ‘Kejriwal) has refused to take security.’ According to Ghaziabad Senior Superintendent of Police Dharmendra Singh, UP police had on Thursday formally offered security to Kejriwal.
He said Delhi police was providing security to Kejriwal, who became chief minister 28 December at the head of an Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government.
Shinde said the Delhi police commissioner had talked to the superintendent of police of Ghaziabad, where Kejriwal lives, to take care of security in that area.
‘Recently there was an attack on the AAP office in Ghaziabad... We have asked the local police that if not directly, they can post their men in the vicinity of these locations,’ he said.
On Wednesday, the Hindu Raksha Dal attacked the AAP office located not far from Kejriwal’s home in Ghaziabad adjoining Delhi.
Bitterly opposed to VIP culture, Kejriwal has repeatedly said he does not want police security for himself.
CM adamant, refuses security cover again
New Delhi/ Ghaziabad: Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Friday that he does not want any kind of security cover, adding he has not received any letter on this from the Uttar Pradesh police.
‘I have not received any letter from the UP Police and I don’t want to take any kind of security,’ Kejriwal said.
A party member said: ‘Kejriwal) has refused to take security.’ According to Ghaziabad Senior Superintendent of Police Dharmendra Singh, UP police had on Thursday formally offered security to Kejriwal.
Next Story
