Plea in HC after Kejriwal stubbornly refuses security
January 08, 2014  16:41
In the wake of an attack on Aam Aadmi Party headquarters today, a plea was hurriedly made in the Delhi High Court for directions to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal not to refuse security offered to him.

An advocate mentioned the issue before a bench of justices B D Ahmed and Siddharth Mridul and was asked by it to file a proper petition which will come up for hearing in due course.

"The Chief Minister is refusing security offered to him by the Delhi Police time and again. He is exposing himself and his cabinet ministers to grave danger," advocate Anoop Awasthi submitted before the bench.

He sought directions to the Centre, Government of National Capital Territory and Delhi Police to provide Kejriwal round-the-clock security.

Awasthi said, "India has lost many leaders in attacks and it is a prevalent demand of residents of Delhi that Kejriwal should take security cover."

He contended, "Since the Chief Minister is not an individual in isolation but an institution himself, he can be subjected to directions issued by a constitutional court."
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