Shinde not even letting water inside, making it like India and Pakistan: Manish Sisodia

New Delhi, Jan. 21 (ANI): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Manish Sisodia while protesting over his demand for suspension of Delhi Police personnel, who have been accused by his administration of dereliction of duty, on Tuesday said that Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde was making the place of protest like India and Pakistan by not even allowing water for people.

"Shinde is making this place to be like India and Pakistan by not even letting water inside the place of protest, leave alone people. They are behaving like our enemies," said Sisodia.

He further said that they will continue fighting for the safety of women.

"The People have elected us and we had promised them that we will fight for the safety of women and we are fighting," he said.

"If some four people protest in front of Shinde's house, and a window gets broken, then he will suspend policemen. But if a women is burnt alive or gangraped, or if someone is running a sex racket, he won't suspend anyone," he added.

On Monday evening, leaders from his party were seen on camera arguing aggressively with the police about allegedly beating up their supporters, including a law-maker named Akhilesh Tripathi, who was injured and moved to hospital.

Over 4,000 cops and several anti-riot vehicles have been deployed at the venue to prevent the situation from getting out of hand.

Kejriwal says the Delhi Government must be given charge of the city's police force which currently reports to the central government via the Home Ministry. His demand comes after last week's gang-rape of a Danish tourist, and a controversial midnight raid by Law Minister Bharti in South Delhi's Khirki Extension area.

The minister asked the police to arrest Ugandan citizens and raid a house where he alleged they were trafficking drugs and sex. The police refused, saying they had no warrant.

Braving the Delhi winter, Kejriwal slept on a mattress at the side of the road, right next to his blue Wagon R.

Four Metro stations have been shut near North Block. The police had asked Mr Kejriwal to shift his protest to Jantar Mantar, but their attempts failed.

Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde, after the cabinet meeting yesterday, met the Prime Minister and apprised him of the developments and the planned action.

Arvind Kejriwal while protesting over his demand for the suspension of Delhi Police personnel, who have been accused by his administration of dereliction of duty on Tuesday, said ninety percent of the crimes take place with the knowledge of the police.

"Almost 90 % of the crimes take place in the knowledge of the police which is extremely unfortunate and shameful," said Kejriwal.

He further said that he was not sitting on a dharna for personal benefits, and that the people protesting there wanted to convey, that if any woman in the nation was raped, somebody had to take the responsibility.

"We are not here to protest for personal benefits. We are here to convey that if any woman in the nation is raped, somebody has to take the responsibility; otherwise women can never be safe. It's not like no one is responsible," said Kejriwal.

"If a Danish woman is raped; the SHO of the area must be suspended. If a woman is burnt alive; the SHO of that area must be suspended. If a sex racket is going on; the ACP and the SHO of the area must be suspended," he said.

Kejriwal has rejected Shinde's offer that appropriate action will be considered against three Delhi Police cops the Chief Minister wants suspended after an inquiry. He has demanded the immediate suspension of the cops, who he has accused of dereliction of duty.

The AAP has also alleged that one of their ministers, Saurabh Bharadwaj, had been arrested and made to sit in a bus.

The Delhi Police has denied the charge. They said Bharadwaj had sat in the bus of his own accord. The cops disconnected the public address system in an attempt to make the protesters shift to Jantar Mantar, an area earmarked for demonstrations.

Both the BJP and the Congress have severely criticised Kejriwal for his unprecedented protest.

The BJP called it "anarchy", while the Congress said he was "taking the law in his own hands."

Shinde has asked Kejriwal to "maintain the dignity of the Chief Minister's office." (ANI)

The status-quoists would like things to remain as they are without disturbance.

These include the existing political parties together with the media who depend upon the two main parties for their sustenance.

We have seen the same thing happening in Bengal and Barasat seems to have become the Rape Capital of India, with the maximum number of rape cases.

Just yesterday, a 21 year old had been abducted and raped by 5 people and dumped.

These rapes will continue until our laws stop giving bail to people who are accused of crimes like extortion, kidnapping, dacoity, rape, murder and terrorism.

They should remain in jail until they are either imprisoned or released by the courts.

Ecen people who have been given jail sentences are released.

Lalu Yadav was given a 5 year jail sentence but has been given bail after just three months.

What is then the purpose of sentencing him to 5 years.

It is just such laxity in our judicial process which is the cause of increasing crimes.

If we want to contain crimes, we should build more and larger prisons so that criminals are not let out on bail just because of lack of space.

We have seen time and again how extortionist and rapists have threatened people who have filed FIRs and committed further crimes by even murdering those people.

I agree with Arvind. If the SHO of the police station where rape cases occur are suspended, these rapes would stop.