Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal inaugurated work to install CCTV cameras in high profile Pandara Park area. The project to install three lakh cameras in all 70 Assembly constituencies, which is one of the key poll promises of the Delhi Government and it got delayed due to differences with Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal over certain issues but, is likely to be completed by December of the current year.

Talking to mediapersons, Kejriwal said that he has not gone soft on the Centre on the issue of rising crime rate in the national Capital, but “attacking or abusing” each other over it is not a solution. “Who said we have gone soft? We have said it many times that the Central Government should take stern action in view of the deteriorating law and order situation in Delhi.

“Our Government is co-operating with them. We have been doing whatever we can do. Attacking or abusing each other is not a solution,” he said, adding that the Delhi Police comes under the Ministry of Home Affairs. “The Delhi Government is in the process of installing CCTV cameras to ensure security of its people. Lights have been installed on roads that fall in our domain,” he said.

Kejriwal said his Government is ready to extend any kind of help Centre wants on the law and order front. “We are ready to support them in every possible way. But, the Centre should own the responsibility for the matters falling under it,” the Chief Minister said. 

He further  said in view of the increasing incidents of crime, especially against women, his Government is in the process of installing around three lakh CCTV cameras in the city which will act as deterrent and bring down the crime rate.

The cameras will also help the Delhi Police obtain vital clues leading to the arrest of culprits. “I went to Safdarjung Hosital on Saturday to meet a 6-year-old rape victim. The accused got caught within hours with the help of CCTV footage,” he said.