Bassi to meet Kejriwal, dispel misconceptions

Under attack in the wake of murder of a 19-year-old girl, Delhi Police Commissioner B S Bassi today said he will try to dispel "misconceptions" about functioning of his force during his meeting with Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.
Kejriwal had yesterday slammed Delhi Police for "deteriorating law and order situation" and summoned Bassi for a meeting on the issue.
"I will definitely go and meet him and will exchange our thoughts...There is a possibility of him telling something useful to us and may be I will give him something which will make him informative towards policing because I have been working for 38 years in the department.

"As a professional police officer it is my duty that I should remove any misconceptions about policing. I have a good opportunity with the meeting to clear misconception if any," he told reporters.
AAP has been at loggerheads with Delhi Police over a number of issues and the party has stepped up its attack against it after arrest of its two MLAs. It has been accusing Delhi Police of bias against it saying its MLAs are being targeted under political pressure.
On AAP's demand for bringing Delhi Police under the city government, Bassi said there is no need for any changes in its current administrative structure. Currently Delhi Police functions directly under administrative control of Home Ministry.

"The mechanism at present is appropriate. This was no knee jerk reaction when the GD Khosla committee introduced the commissionerate system in Delhi after deliberation and examination of witnesses the Parliament Act of 1978 was formed. Any attempt to tickle with the mechanism will be injustice to Delhi residents and can be dangerous," he said.