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AAP Blames BJP Government After Kalyanpuri Youth Killing
A 22-year-old man named Jai Singh was stabbed to death in Kalyanpuri, Delhi.
AAP said this was the second murder in the area in four days.
The party accused the BJP-led government of not keeping people safe.
AAP leaders also said illegal drugs were being sold openly in the neighborhood.
They said they had already asked Chief Minister Rekha Gupta to act after another alleged murder.
An AAP leader claimed Jai Singh’s family objected to a post-mortem being conducted without their consent.
AAP plans to meet the Delhi Police Commissioner about the issue.
It also warned that it may protest outside the Kalyanpuri police station if drug sales are not stopped within a week.
A 22-year-old man, Jai Singh, was stabbed to death in Kalyanpuri’s Block 11.
The killing was reported as the second murder in the area within four days.
AAP accused the BJP-led Delhi government of failing to control worsening crime.
AAP leaders linked the violence to alleged open sales of illegal drugs in local colonies and slum clusters.
AAP threatened to surround the Kalyanpuri police station and seek a meeting with the Delhi Police Commissioner.
- Who
- Jai Singh, a 22-year-old youth, was killed; AAP leaders Saurabh Bharadwaj and Kuldeep Kumar criticized the BJP-led Delhi government and Delhi Police.
- What
- Jai Singh was stabbed to death, prompting AAP allegations of worsening crime, inadequate policing, and illegal drug sales.
- Where
- Kalyanpuri’s Block 11, in Delhi.
- When
- The incident and AAP’s statements were reported on Thursday; the killing followed another alleged murder in the locality barely two days earlier.
- Why
- AAP said the killings reflected deteriorating law and order and alleged that openly sold illegal drugs were contributing to violent crime.
Key facts
- Victim
- Jai Singh, 22
- Location
- Block 11, Kalyanpuri, Delhi
- Recent violence
- AAP described the killing as the second murder in the area within four days.
- Earlier case
- A sanitation worker named Anil was allegedly murdered in the same locality.
- AAP allegation
- The party said illegal drugs, including marijuana and injectable intoxicants, were being sold openly.
- Political response
- AAP accused the BJP-led Delhi government and Delhi Police of failing to prevent crime.
- Planned action
- AAP said it may surround the Kalyanpuri police station if drug sales are not stopped within a week.
Quotes
Saurabh Bharadwaj
AAP Delhi president
“"Ever since the BJP government came to power, Delhi has turned into a crime capital. The Delhi Police isn’t doing anything to prevent crime, but if our MLAs raise their voice, the police immediately kidnap them in plain clothes."”
thestatesman.com
Sources
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