Delhi Police capable, but it gets orders from above not to take any action: Kejriwal

The Delhi Police is capable of maintaining law and order but it gets orders from above to "just stand there and not take any action", Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Tuesday, referring to the recent violence at JNU and Jamia Millia University.

Addressing the Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) seventh "town hall" meeting in the run-up to the February 8 Delhi Assembly polls, Kejriwal wondered with what confidence would students go to universities now.

He also accused the Centre of giving orders to the Delhi Police not to take any action.

The town hall meeting was organised by the AAP and moderated by anchors of television news channel "Aaj Tak".

Responding to a question on the recent violence at the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) and the Jamia Millia Islamia University here, Kejriwal said, "I am very worried. The way violence is happening in universities, it is not good. Children go to universities to study.... The way students were attacked inside Jamia, in JNU, the violence that happened, I am very worried.

"With what confidence will children go to universities? I had immediately talked to LG sir and he assured me that he would inquire into it. There should be no violence in universities and colleges. Whatever must be done on this, everyone should do it together."