Though the incidences of crime in the Capital is increasing , the only solution which the Aam Aadmi Party ( AAP) could come up with was turning its members into vigilantes, give a free rein to them on the streets of Delhi.
Recently, Delhi Law Minister Somnath Bharti, be tied in with television crews and AAP volunteers, landed in Khirki Extension alleging that he received ‘ information’ about sex drug cartel running from the area.
He insisted raids to be conducted in the houses and all those concerned with should be taken in custody without delay.
When the Delhi Police refused, saying they must stick on to due procedure, the politician had a quarrel with the police officer.
There are procedures for raiding houses or arresting people in India, as in any civilised country.
But with Arvind Kejriwal as the Chief Minister, AAP supporters believe they have the power to get in the way people’s homes and demand arrest, and violate rights of other people.
The AAP’s behaviour reminds one of the Taliban, where the so called supporters and protectors of the people can point the finger at anyone according to their will. The time is not far when AAP activists would want to punish people their way.
In another incident, AAP supporters stopped a car with African women in the night and lay the blame on them to be a prostitution, and demanded they should be arrested. It is a rule of law that a woman can’t be arrested after sunset without prior approval. AAP volunteers have been feeling that they are morally superior, and they are adopting a ‘ my way’ policy. And everything they do is ‘ right’ to them.
Kejriwal should commit to memory that with great power comes great responsibility and if this power is not balanced, it may prove lethal for both the party and the people.