Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal asks Centre to deploy Army in capital

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday asked the Centre to immediately deploy Army in the national capital amid unabated communal clashes with the toll rising to at least 25.

Kejriwal said he has been in touch with a large number of people and situation "alarming".

"Police, despite all its efforts, is unable to control situation and instil confidence. Army should be called in and curfew imposed in rest of affected areas immediately," he tweeted.

On Tuesday, AAP MLA Atishi had said violence and arson has been continuing and "police, civilians, Hindus, Muslims" were injured in large numbers.

"If police is unable to maintain law and order, why is Shah not imposing curfew? Why is the army not being called in?" she had tweeted.

Senior AAP leaders Sanjay Singh and Gopal Rai also echoed Kejriwal and urged the Centre to deploy the Army to bring the situation under control.

Meanwhile, Kejriwal and Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia visited the violence-hit northeast Delhi areas and interacted with interacting with locals.

Kejriwal also said his government would give a compensation of Rs 1 crore to the family of Head Constable Ratan Lal who was killed in the violence.

"As per the Delhi government's policy, we will give Rs 1 crore to head constable Ratan Lal's family," he said in the Delhi Assembly.

Kejriwal, who had visited Lal's family on Tuesday, also said, "politics of hatred and violence will not be tolerated. The common man of Delhi did not indulge in violence; outsiders, some political elements are involved in it."