NSA Ajit Doval Visits Ground Zero Of Violence-Hit Northeast Delhi; Says Situation Under Control

Concerned over the deteriorating law and order situation in the national capital, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given to Doval the mandate to restore normalcy in riot-hit northeast Delhi.

NSA Ajit Doval during his visit to the riot affected areas to assess ground situation, in north east Delhi, Wednesday. (Image: PTI)

New Delhi: National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval on Wednesday reached Maujpur area of the violence-hit Northeast Delhi to take stock of the situation and interacted with local residents after the communal violence that killed at least 22 people in the last four days. Doval visited Maujpur after holding a meeting with senior officials of the Delhi Police at the office of DCP North East. "Situation is totally under control. People are satisfied. I have confidence in law enforcement agencies. Police is doing its work," NSA said while speaking to media while reviewing the situation at ground zero in northeast Delhi. Doval interacted with the local residents of northeast Delhi and ensured their safety. Concerned over the deteriorating law and order situation in the national capital, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given to Doval the mandate to restore normalcy in riot-hit northeast Delhi. While visiting the violence-hit areas, Doval also claimed that Police have taken control of the area and established peace across the national capital.

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"People have a sense of unity among them, there is no enmity. A few criminals do things like this (spread violence), people are trying to isolate them. Police is here and doing its work. We are here as per the orders of PM Modi and Amit Shah. Inshallah yahan par bilkul aman hoga," Doval said. Immediately after taking over the assignment, Doval undertook a late night tour of the riot-hit areas on Tuesday accompanied by Delhi Police Commissioner Amulya Patnaik and newly-appointed Special Commissioner S N Shrivastava and other senior officers, they said.

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The NSA visited the affected northeastern parts of Delhi, including Jaffrabad and Seelampur, where he met police officers and gave them necessary directives, besides meeting leaders of different communities to assuage the tensed situation. Shrivastava is believed to have been handpicked by Doval himself after Patnaik faced flak for failing to curb spiralling violence in the national capital in the backdrop of high-profile visit of US President Donald Trump. ALSO WATCH | Delhi Violence: High Court Asks Police To file Case Against Leaders For Hate Speech After taking on-the-spot assessment of the violence-hit areas, Doval on Wednesday morning briefed the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) headed by Prime Minister Modi on Wednesday about the ground situation in areas under the grip of the communal riots over the amended citizenship law. Following the brief by Doval, PM Modi took to Twitter and said that he had an extensive review on the situation prevailing in various parts of Delhi. "Police and other agencies are working on the ground to ensure peace and normalcy," PM tweeted earlier in the day. Reportedly, Doval has also briefed the CCS, the country's top most body on strategic affairs, about steps taken to quell the violence and restore normalcy as early as possible. Besides the prime minister, the CCS comprises Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Home Minister Amit Shah, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar. The 75-year old former Intelligence Bureau chief, Doval is known for his hands on approach and is considered a close confidante of the prime minister and his go-to man for any crisis situation. Doval had camped in Jammu and Kashmir for more than a fortnight after the abrogation of Article 370 provisions in August last year. (With inputs from PTI)