Police inaction is never an excuse for vigilante justice and mob behavior.
Agreed, is is a wrong precedent and AAP should have avoided it !
I'm not a fan of the police, but before accusing the police of wrongdoing I would prefer to have an investigation to determine why action wasn't taken - was it genuine corruption and incompetence or lack of evidence or other factors preventing action.
Hades - Out of all the three suspensions demanded -2 were about those cops who refused to file case for a burnt girl for more than 5 months. Even when the minister and media interfered the cop refused. The govt was demanding his suspension so that an independent and biased free inquiry be carried out. Delhi CM has no power to investigate his police force, vigilance and law order, yet he is responsible for people's grievances
He simply demanded that said cops be suspended till these cops are investigated - No action. Imagine the head of state having no control on the most basic law and order situation needs.
I'm confused how is 28% = 210 seats but 25% = 250-270 seats?
Genie agreed that the police needs to have some accountability towards an elected govt at the state level as without it the state govt would be quite helpless in ensuring law and order at the state level. The earlier govt of BJP, Congress both had demanded the same. However, the fact is that Delhi only enjoys partial statehood till date and perhaps with good reason. The law and order is dealt with by the Union Home ministry while the Delhi Development authority (which owns a major chunk of land in Delhi) remains under the Union Urban Development Ministry. Delhi remains more of a union territory than a state.
At present, the Delhi police though not accountable to the MLAs it is accountable to the Parliament, the law making body of the country. The trouble is that the citizens with law and order grievances would contact the MLA or the CM and not the Union Home Minister or Lieutenant Governor. At the same time putting it under the Delhi govt could mean unnecessary interference by MLAs in its working. Dividing Police bosses in two parts of the same city could lead to complete chaos. Imagine a situation brought on by the recent protest by the CM, who did not feel any responsibility for the Republic Day parade preparations that were on at that time. If the police dept was under his full control and should he decide that as CM it was his prerogative to decide what the police should do and that it was the central govt's call on maintaining security and protocol awarded to foreign dignitaries (invited guests) and disregard the threats of a terrorist attack on such occasions! Further, Delhi police gets a huge budget and considerable autonomy as it is funded by the Centre and not by the state government. Putting it under the latter requires a constitutional amendment and may starve it of funds.
So, I feel that there are genuine concerns about giving full control to the state govt in Delhi though no control over law and order also does not seem practical. During her tenure as CM, Sheila Dikshit had proposed that the Centre can retain control over NDMC area and Delhi Cantonment, put the rest of the national capital under the State .
