Violence took place on Republic Day: File sent to Home Ministry rejecting proposal to empanel lawyers in riot cases

File related to the decision of the Delhi cabinet to reject the proposal of the police to set up a panel of public prosecutors in cases of violence during the farmers’ protest in Delhi on Republic Day and the riots in North-East Delhi last year. sent to. The sources claimed this on Saturday. Last week, Delhi’s Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government rejected the police proposal, giving rise to yet another reason for its tussle with the Center and the Lieutenant Governor’s office.

A source privy to the developments said that due to differences of opinion between the Lt Governor’s office and the AAP government, the matter has been reserved for the consideration of the President of India. The file related to the decision of the cabinet received by the Lieutenant Governor’s office was sent to the Ministry of Home Affairs on Friday for further action. He said that it has been recommended on the proposal of Delhi Police that 11 more Special Public Prosecutors in case of violent incidents on Republic Day and three more Special Public Prosecutors in North-East Delhi riots should be immediately appointed keeping in view the gravity of both the cases. .

Sources said that this is the first time since the Government of Delhi National Capital Territory (Amendment) Act 2021 came into force in April this year that the Lieutenant Governor has reserved a matter for the consideration of the President due to difference of opinion with the Delhi government. . Similarly, the LG had last year used its special powers to give effect to the appointment of a Special Prosecutor of Delhi Police in cases related to the 2020 North-East Delhi riots. More than 50 people lost their lives and hundreds were injured in these riots. Along with this there was damage to private and public property.