Delhi School Blast: AAP Blames BJP for Failing to Maintain Law and Order

New Delhi: The AAP on Sunday stated that the blast near a school in Delhi has exposed the "crumbling" law and order in the city, demonstrating that the BJP -led central government is failing to keep the residents of Delhi safe.

Chief Minister Atishi expressed this sentiment in a post on X in Hindi, emphasizing that the BJP spends most of its time obstructing the work of the elected government in Delhi.

The BJP has not yet responded to the AAP's allegations.

The blast occurred near a CRPF school in the Prashant Vihar area on Sunday morning. Fortunately, no injuries were reported; however, the blast damaged a wall of the school, nearby shops, and a car, according to police reports.

"The bomb blast outside a school in Rohini exposes the crumbling law and order situation in Delhi," Atishi said. "The law and order of Delhi is the responsibility of the BJP -led central government. The BJP spends most of its time stalling the work of the elected government in Delhi instead. Due to this, the situation in Delhi today is like that of Mumbai during the underworld era of the 1990s. Shots are fired openly, gangsters are extorting money and criminals are emboldened," she charged.

She added that the BJP lacks both the intention and capability to work effectively. "If by mistake the people of Delhi bring the BJP to power in the capital, then schools, hospitals and water and electricity services will also suffer like the law and order situation," she stated.

During a press conference, senior AAP leader Manish Sisodia criticized the BJP 's inability to maintain law and order in Delhi. "The people have given the BJP the responsibility of maintaining law and order and keeping them safe but the party is failing to fulfil its only responsibility," he said.

Delhi Cabinet Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj also addressed the media, targeting Lt Governor V K Saxena over the incident. "Where are you LG sahab? Whenever a road is blocked due to construction or waterlogging, you go there with your camerapersons, but today there was a bomb blast in the city and you are missing," he said.

The AAP alleged a rise in violent incidents in Delhi, including gangsters demanding ransom from traders, shootings, and murders, and called on the BJP to prioritize public safety.

A purported video of the blast circulating on social media shows thick white smoke rising above buildings as frantic birds fly overhead.

Forensic experts inspecting the area outside the CRPF school discovered a suspicious "white powder" at the scene and have sent it for examination, according to officials. 

(With PTI inputs)