Delhi violence: Army should be called in, says Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal

NEW DELHI: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal called for the intervention of the army to control the situation in Delhi.

He tweeted:

https://twitter.com/ArvindKejriwal/status/1232536291213901825

Yesterday, Kejriwal had called for sealing the city's border in areas that witnessed violence over the amended citizenship act to prevent "outsiders" from entering the national capital and creating a commotion.

So far 20 people have died and hundreds have been injured in the violence that broke out in the city.

The clashes between pro and anti CAA group have now taken the shape of full-fledged riots.

A few days ago, sporadic incidents of stone-pelting between anti and pro-CAA groups at Maujpur in east Delhi broke a relative lull in tension over the contentious Citizenship Amendment Act. The police fired teargas shells. The tension erupted after a pro-CAA rally in the area was stoned by a group of anti-CAA protesters. Following stone-pelting by both groups, the police stepped in to disperse the two groups.

Metro stations have been shut down in the area as a precautionary measure. Metro rail stations that have been shut down include the Maujpur-Babarpur and the Seelampur metro station, adding to the overall congestion and chaos prevailing in the area. More security forces are being directed to the spot from other areas including nearby Jaffrabad.

The rioting mob in Delhi did not spare journalists. Reports of violence against journalists have flooded social media now. According to reports, some journalists were even asked about their religion.

A journalist with JK 24X7 who was shot at is critical.

Another journalist lost a tooth during the violence.

Bhim Army Chief, Chandra Shekhar Azad has blamed the BJP as well as Delhi police for the attack.

BJP's Gautam Gambhir has said that strict action must be taken against people who are guilty of causing violence in Delhi.

Fingers are being pointed at BJP's Kapil Mishra who gave a provocative speech where he asked police to clear CAA protestors within three days from streets of North East Delhi.

"…we would not even listen to you if the roads are not vacated," he had said, according to media reports.

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