New Delhi, October 20 :While several opposition parties have come forward to criticise the Uttar Pradesh government over the death of a sanitation worker in police custody, the Aam Aadmi Party has maintained silence on the matter so far.
Delhi Chief Minister and AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal, who visited a Central Delhi based Valmiki Temple on Wednesday, refused to share his viewt on the ghastly incident during a query posed by UNI.
The CM had gone to pay his obeisance at the temple on the occasion of Valmiki Jayanti. However, when asked about his reaction over the sanitation worker’s death who also belonged to the Valmiki community, the AAP leader avoided making any comment.
Later on he announced a grand celebration of Maharishi Valmiki to be organised by the Delhi Government on October 23 on the occasion of ‘Valmiki Prakatotsav’.
Arun Valmiki, a Dalit sweeper, was detained last week after Rs 25 lakh in cash was reported stolen from the ‘maalkhana’ (goods house) of an Agra police station.
Police claimed that they had recovered some amount of the stolen money from the man, whose health deteriorated due to unspecified reasons during the night. He was taken to the hospital, where he died a day ago.
Congress has aggressively called out the unfortunate incident and its senior leader Priyanka Gandhi has reached Agra to meet the family members of the deceased.
The Congress General Secretary and in-charge of forthcoming UP assembly elections was stopped by the UP police en route to Agra. However, she was allowed to proceed a few hours later.(UNI)