In the meeting, Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla, Intelligence Bureau Director Arvinda Kumar, Delhi Police Commissioner Amulya Patnaik, Congress leader Subash Malhotra, Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari and party leader Rambir Bidhuri were present.
Home Minister Amit Shah has ordered to restore normalcy in the NCR after fresh incidents of stone-pelting were reported. In the meeting, one of the key decisions taken by the Home Minister is to set-up peace committees in Delhi. The committees will include local MLAs and will focus on curbing rumours. It has also been decided to improve coordination between Delhi Police officers and local MLAs.
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Kejriwal, earlier, had held an emergency meeting with MLAs and officials from the affecting areas and appealed the protesters to maintain peace. "I appeal to all Delhiites to maintain peace. We are worried about the violence in the Northeast Delhi. Several Policemen and civilians were injured and some lost their lives. Several houses were set on fire and shops were damaged. It is very unfortunate," said Delhi CM while addressing a press conference after the meeting.
Arvind Kejriwal quoted, "MLAs of the border areas have said that people are coming from outside. There is a need to seal the borders and do preventive arrests."
It has also been said by Delhi CM that some MLAs told him that the cops on the ground are not taking any action as they have not received any orders from the top.
Presently, there is an uneasy calm in Jafrabad, the epicentre of violence where groups in favour of and against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) indulged in violence on Monday. However, the barricades on the roads have been placed by the cops to prevent these two groups from coming in contact with each other. The anti-riot police force is on the spot.
Till March 24, prohibitory orders under Section 144 of CrPC in the entire Northeast Delhi has been imposed by the police. The protesters against CAA are sitting on the road, agitation is being led by women, who refused to step back, hence, additional force has been deployed.