Nitish Kumar Decries Delhi's ID Policy
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday expressed his displeasure with the Delhi government's decision to require people to carry identification cards every time they stepped out of their homes saying this was a 'weapon that was clearly designed to exploit the ordinary people'.In a letter written to the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Kumar urged the Center to intervene in the matter and order an immediate repeal of the proposal as suggested by Delhi Governor Tejendra Khanna and a wink wink, nudge nudge from Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dixit though Dixit later denied having even known about the Governor's scheme."This is an attack on the basic rights of the citizens of India and an insult to those Biharis who have chosen to make New Delhi as their new home. The Governor's proposal, if implemented, would give unprecedented power to the bureaucrats who would use it to settle personal scores while harassing people from outside," the Chief Minister said.Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state vice president Lalita Singh Yadav also condemned the proposal and demanded resignation of Delhi Governor saying his diktat reminded everyone of the Muhammed bin Tughlaq, the 14th century ruler who was equally 'crazy' about imposing rules and policies that were ineffective and meaningless."Delhi is the capital of the nation and it attracts people from all over the country including Bihar. It would be impossible to demand from everyone to carry identification cards all the time. However, the Delhi administration will have a field day harassing innocent people who just happened to leave their wallets home," said Yadav.Meanwhile, the students' wing of the Janata Dal - U took out a silent procession against Congress President Sonia Gandhi and Dixit in Patna on Sunday accusing the UPA government of being dictatorial and anti-Bihari.
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