AAP Demands Resignation of Delhi L-G Over Law-and-Order Concerns

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has called for the resignation of Delhi Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena, citing a deteriorating law-and-order situation in Delhi. AAP spokesperson Priyanka Kakkar pointed to incidents of violence and robbery as evidence of the worsening situation and criticized the L-G's interference in police reforms.

The Aam Aadmi Party on Monday demanded the resignation of Delhi Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena over the ''deteriorating'' law-and-order situation in the national capital.

There was no immediate reaction from the L-G office.

At a press conference, AAP chief national spokesperson Priyanka Kakkar said there was an incident of firing outside a club in Seemapuri in the early hours of Saturday.

'There have been incidents earlier too. A senior citizen was murdered in Jangpura in a robbery bid. A jewellery store was burgled in Jangpura. The law-and-order situation under the BJP-led Centre and the L-G is deteriorating,' she charged.

Kakkar claimed the law-and-order situation in states governed by the BJP is in a bad condition.

'Law and order in Delhi comes under the Centre and L-G. In such a situation, does he (V K Saxena) have a right to continue in his post? He should resign,' she said.

The AAP leader also accused the L-G of interfering in the work of the Delhi government and questioned the steps taken by him for police reforms.

(With inputs from agencies.)