Kejriwal must opt for constitutional methods: Digvijay

Says AAP should take a delegation to the PM and try and pass a bill in Parliament

Congress General Secretary Digvijay Singh today attacked Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for taking the "agitation route" and said he should maintain the dignity of the office he holds by adopting constitutional means to resolve his stand-off with the Centre.

 

Kejriwal along with his ministers, AAP MLAs and supporters is sitting on a dharna since yesterday, demanding action against policemen who refused to carry out a raid on an alleged drug and prostitution racket in South Delhi.

 

He is also demanding that Delhi Police, which is in the administrative control of the Home Ministry, be brought under the Delhi government.

 

In a tweet last night, Digvijay said that when ex-CM Sheila Dikshit used to say that Delhi Police wasn't under her control, AAP used to make fun of her.

 

"AAP should take a delegation to the Prime Minister and speak to him, should try and pass a bill in Parliament," the Congress leader tweeted.

 

Also, it should be noted that whenever on duty, Kejriwal has never followed the rules and regulations and has always broken the law (and protocol), he said.

 

"Be it today or be it his tenure in the Income Tax Department," Digvijay added.

 

Yesterday too, the former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister had said that it was the Delhi Police's duty to maintain law and order in the national capital.

 

"Will the police garland him if the honourable Chief Minister of Delhi wants to sit on a dharna without permission, which can disrupt peace?" he asked.

 

Both Kejriwal and the AAP should not interfere in the working of the Delhi Police which should be allowed to do its duty, Singh, whose party is extending outside support to the 25-day-old Government formed by the fledgling outfit in Delhi, had said.