AMN / NEW DELHI
A Congress delegation comprising senior leader Sonia Gandhi and former Prime Minister Minister Manmohan Singh met with President Ram Nath Kovind today, to discuss a memo they had prepared regarding the ongoing communal violence that is plaguing areas of Northeast Delhi.
Later, Gandhi said they were happy with Kovind’s response; he had said he will do what was required. Singh said the party had urged Kovind to call upon the Centre and ensure that they fulfill their “Raj Dharma”.
The death toll in the deadly violence that has rocked parts of Delhi for three days rose to 34 today. While a brittle quiet settled over parts of riot-hit northeast Delhi on Wednesday, violence was reported from some other places, with shops set ablaze and the body of an Intelligence Bureau (IB) staffer found in a drain in Chand Bagh.
The Delhi Police said 106 people have been arrested so far for their alleged involvement in the violence and 18 FIRs registered.