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Flagging safety concerns in the national capital,  Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and Leader of Opposition in the Delhi Assembly, Atishi has asked the Union Home Minister  Amit Shah to address the rapidly deteriorating law and order situation in the national capital. Atishi sought a meeting with the Home Minister to discuss these urgent security issues.

 

 Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and Leader of Opposition in the Delhi Assembly, Atishi, has written to Union Home Minister Amit Shah expressing concern over the worsening law and order situation in the national capital and has requested a meeting to discuss the matter. In a post on X, she further wrote, "I have written to the Hon'ble Home Minister @AmitShah ji seeking time to discuss the rapidly deteriorating law and order situation in Delhi. Repeated incidents of murder, robbery, gang wars and shoot-outs are creating fear among citizens. Delhi deserves safety, not silence!"

 

 She has written repeated incidents of murder, robbery, gang wars and shoot-outs are creating fear among citizens. Recalling the bomb blast near the Red Fort in the national capital, the AAP leader raised serious questions about the security system across the city.In her letter, Atishi wrote, "The rising crime rate in Delhi has created an atmosphere of fear among the people. An AAP worker was murdered near the house of CM Rekha Gupta.

 

A murder took place in broad daylight outside a gym in Greater Kailash... The bomb blast near the Red Fort also raised serious questions about the security system. The law-and-order situation in Delhi is a matter of national prestige and internal security... Please grant me time to meet with you to discuss the deteriorating law and order situation", she stated.

 

She specifically recalled the recent bomb blast near the Red Fort as a sign of the failing security apparatus.This demand follows a separate, ongoing controversy where Delhi BJP leaders accused Atishi of making objectionable remarks regarding Guru Tegh Bahadur in the Assembly, with the Speaker ordering a forensic probe into a video of the incident.Atishi has also recently criticized the BJP-led central government for failing to ensure the safety of Delhi citizens.