Synopsis
AAP MPs raised concerns about the rising crime rates in Delhi, filing suspension and adjournment notices in Rajya Sabha. They highlighted increasing cases of robbery, murder attempts, and crimes against women and elderly. Minister Atishi criticized the BJP-led central government, comparing Delhi’s current crime situation to Mumbai’s underworld-dominated 1990s, urging for improved law and order measures.
ANIAam Aadmi Party (AAP) Rajya MP Raghav Chadha filed a Suspension of Business notice in Rajya Sabha under rule 267 on Tuesday, seeking to discuss the ‘deteriorating law and order’ situation and the ‘rise in crimes’ in the national capital.
AAP Rajya MP Sanjay Singh has also filed an adjournment motion notice in the upper house seeking to discuss the deteriorating law and order situation concerning the ‘increasing crimes’ in Delhi.
Singh had also filed a Suspension of Business Notice earlier on December 2 and also on November 29 seeking to discuss the increasing crime rate in the national capital.
In the notice Singh filed, he mentioned that “statistics from prominent newspapers,” highlight an increase in crimes like robbery, attempted murders, and crimes against women and elderly have increased.”
“Statistics from leading newspapers of 2024 highlight the worrying situation of crime in the capital. Robbery cases have increased by 23 pc, theft cases by 25.2 pc while attempted murders have increased by 18pc,” Singh said in the notice.
Adding on, the notice said, “Delhi tops the list of crimes against women among metros. This clearly shows the flaws in the functioning of law and order.”
“The increase in crimes against women and senior citizens, and 878 fatal road accidents are a matter of serious concern. Delhi is in panic due to gang wars on the streets and incidents of illegal extortion from traders,” Singh added.
He also highlighted the bomb threats in the national capital, calling it a “failure of the security system,” when such threats persist in the national capital.
“The recent bomb threats in Delhi in 2024 have brought to the fore fearless criminals who are not afraid of the policies of the ministry and attempt this activity from the country’s Parliament to AIIMS, showing the failure of the security system,” Singh said.
He also said that more than 1 lakh 70 thousands of crimes have been registered by Delhi Police in the past year.
“The 1,74,253 crimes registered by the Delhi police include murders (308), robbery (1,034), house thefts (5,735) and vehicle thefts (25,140). Despite rising cases of organized crime, the investigation rate rates of house theft (26 pc) and others are extremely low,” he said.
He added in the notice, “This makes it clear that the existing measures have failed to ensure public safety.”
AAP MPs on November 29 staged a protest in the premises of the Parliament, alleging a deteriorating law and order situation in the national capital.
The protest was held by AAP leaders Sanjay Singh, Raghav Chadha, Sandeep Pathak and other party leaders.
An explosion was reported in Delhi’s Prashant Vihar on November 28. Fire tenders were rushed to the site along with teams of National Security Guard (NSG) commandos Delhi Police Crime Branch, Special Cell and Bomb Disposal Squad.
A high alert was sounded in the national capital after the blast.
Earlier, Delhi Chief Minister Atishi launched a sharp critique of the BJP-led central government over the law and order situation in the capital, likening it to Mumbai in the 1990s.
“Delhi has become like 90s Mumbai, a time when it was dominated by the underworld, as we saw in TV shows and films,” Atishi said.
