Northern Railway General Manager A K Puthia and Delhi Divisional Railway Manager Arun Arora along with some other railway officials met Kejriwal at his residence and briefed him about the drive undertaken at Shakur Basti in West Delhi yesterday.
"We met the Chief Minister and apprised him of the prevailing situation. We explained to him that this demolition drive has no connection with the death of the child," Arora told PTI later.
A six-month-old baby died in one of the slum units, which the railways insisted occurred two hours before the demolition started at 12 pm yesterday.
"We told the Chief Minister that as per railway rules, we have to inform Delhi police and encroachers before taking any action. And here also, we also followed the rules and guidelines," Arora said.
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Asked about Kejriwal's response, the DRM said the Chief Minister told them that whenever railways removes any encroachment in Delhi, they must inform the state government.
The DRM said there is a "difference of opinion" between the two sides and "now we will be writing to the railway ministry seeking further direction."
Earlier, Kejriwal slammed the railways and demanded that a murder case be registered against the officials responsible for the demolition as a child had died there.
Police, however, said prima facie the six-month baby died due to suffocation after a heap of clothes fell on it while his parents were preparing to move out of the jhuggi.
"These are called soft encroachment for which railway is not liable for relocation and resettlement," a railway official said.