AAP said it was necessary for the elected government to have certain degree of control over law enforcing agencies to ensure that decisions taken by it in public interest were implemented. (Photo: Reuters)

Demanding an amendment in the Constitution, the Delhi Assembly on Monday passed a government resolution, moved by Delhi Home Minister Satyendra Jain, to bring Delhi Police under the control of the elected government, and to make it accountable to the Legislative Assembly like in other states.

Jain, through the resolution moved and passed during a special session of Delhi Assembly, demanded that 'necessary steps be initiated by the government of India to devolve certain powers to the elected government so that it is in a position to have control over Delhi Police in implementing its decisions'.

The demands came after Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was attacked with chilli powder in Delhi Secretariat last week, with the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) accusing the BJP and Delhi Police for the attack. "The Union government should take immediate steps, to initiate necessary steps to bring the Delhi police under control of the elected govt of Delhi and to make it accountable to the Legislative Assembly as in the case with any other state in India, by way of amending the Constitution and relevant laws," Jain said in the Assembly.

Jain said that Delhi has become "unsafe for its inhabitants". The Delhi Assembly session has been extended to November 27, 2 pm.

The Assembly will discuss the situation arising out of the alleged illegal deletion of the names of lakhs of voters from the voter lists in Delhi.

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