Arvind Kejriwal had invited PM Modi for his swearing-in last month. (File)
Highlights
- The meeting comes nearly a week after violence in northeast Delhi
- Last week, Mr Kejriwal had met Union Home Minister Amit Shah
- PM Modi could not attend Mr Kejriwal's oath ceremony last month
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who met Prime Minister Narendra Modi this morning for the first time after taking charge for a new term in February, said he discussed last week's violence in the national capital and coronavirus scare during the meeting.
The meeting took place at parliament at around 11 am. "I told him (PM Modi) that we should try and ensure that such riots do not happen again in the national capital. Those who are responsible for the clashes - whether they belong to any party - should not be spared, I appealed to the Prime Minister," he told reporters after the meet.
On being asked about hate speeches linked to the clashes over contentious citizenship law in northeast Delhi, which killed at least 48, injured over 200, Mr Kejriwal said: "Hate speech wasn't specifically discussed."
Several BJP leaders including Kapil Mishra have been accused of making inciteful remarks amid widespread protests over Citizenship (Amendment) Act or CAA that led to violence in the city.
"Also, we discussed the spread of coronavirus. One case has been reported been in Delhi, another in Telangana. It's a lethal disease spreading across the world," the Aam Aadmi Party chief said.
Last week, Mr Kejriwal had met Union Home Minister Amit Shah over the clashes. The violence happened at a time when US President Donald Trump and his family were on a two-day visit to India.
The Delhi Police - which is under the central government - has arrested over 1,200 people over the four-day flare up. A total of 369 cases have been filed, 44 of which are under the Arms Act.
Mr Kejriwal had invited PM Modi for his oath ceremony last month but he could not attend. The Prime Minister was in his parliamentary constituency Varanasi to inaugurate various projects. He had congratulated the AAP chief on Twitter.
"I congratulate Shri @ArvindKejriwal on taking oath as Delhi's CM earlier today. Best wishes to him for a fruitful tenure," PM Modi wrote.
The Delhi Chief Minister, in a swift response, had said: "Thank you for the warm wishes sir. I wish you could come today, but I understand you were busy. We must now work together towards making Delhi a city of pride for all Indians."
This was the second Twitter exchange between PM Modi and Mr Kejriwal after his AAP won 62 of the 70 Delhi seats and PM had put out a congratulatory note. Mr Kejriwal had replied by saying he was looking forward to work with the centre for the development of the national capital.