New Delhi: Two days after a farmer from Rajasthan hanged himself from a tree in full public view at an Aam Aadmi Party rally in the heart of Delhi, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal apologised on Friday for not calling off the event and admitted that going ahead with his speech was a “mistake”.
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This was, however, “rejected” by Gajendra Singh’s family, which has demanded a CBI probe into the entire episode. The CM was also attacked by political parties including the Congress and the ruling BJP, which said that such an “apology” was not enough. In addition, a full-blown war has erupted between the Delhi police and the AAP government, with city police commissioner B.S. Bassi refusing to share details with the state government, citing “legal issues”.
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The Union home ministry had to step in to “resolve” the stalemate between the police and the state government. The district magistrate had on Thursday set a deadline of 11 am Friday for the police to comply with his order. The police chief said there is confidentiality in any exchange of documents between government departments, and added: “We always follow the rule of law. We are ready to work with anyone, and if the DM’s office wants to file a complaint against us, they must have some reasons.”
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This led the Union home ministry to step in to resolve the full-blown turf war between the Delhi government and the police.
