Delhi Cops Seek Information On Punjab AAP Leaders' Movement In City

A battery of Punjab ministers, MLAs and rank and file of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Punjab campaigning in the national capital for the high-stakes assembly polls are giving Delhi Police security jitters. Delhi Police officers have now asked their Punjab counterparts to inform them well in advance about the movement and security details of leaders from the northern state. Delhi Police raised the issue following reports that VIPs from Punjab are not following due protocols to inform the local police about their movements in the national capital, and are seen moving around with pilot vehicles without sharing details of their movements with local police. Delhi Police special commissioner of police (protected security division) on January 10 wrote to the Punjab director general of police on the matter, citing high security alertness in view of Republic Day and the assembly polls, while highlighting that the Delhi Police is not being informed about the presence of police personnel from other states, including Punjab. Responding to the communique, Punjab DGP in a January 18 letter assured all cooperation to the Delhi police commissioner.