Doval made in-charge of controlling Delhi riots
February 26, 2020 10:10
National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval will attend the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) meeting, today at 10:30 am. Doval has been given the charge of bringing the Delhi violence under control. He will be briefing the PM and Cabinet on the situation.
The NSA last night, visited Jafrabad, Seelampur and other parts of Northeast Delhi where he held talks with leaders of different communities. The NSA has made it clear that lawlessness would not be allowed to remain in the national capital and adequate number of police forces and paramilitary forces have been deployed. The police have been given a free hand to bring the situation under control.
In a midnight hearing, the Delhi High Court directed the police to ensure safe passage to government hospitals and emergency treatment for those injured in the communal violence erupted in northeast Delhi over the amended citizenship law.
The court held a special hearing, which started at 12:30 am, at the residence of Justice S Muralidhar after receiving a call from an advocate explaining the dire circumstances under which the victims were unable to be removed from a small hospital to the GTB Hospital.
The toll now stands at 18.
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