No fountain pens at Delhi CM event after ink attack

Taking a lesson from the recent ink attack on chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, the Delhi police on Monday did not allow fountain pens at a Republic Day event here as a preventive measure.

A young woman had on January 17 thrown ink on Mr Kejriwal at a public function due to which the court had also rapped the Delhi police, saying the incident was a “clear-cut case of security lapse” and the force did not behave responsibly in protecting him.

A Republic Day celebration was organised at Chhatrasal Stadium in North Delhi here where the Delhi CM was a chief guest. “We are not allowing any fountain pens inside. If anybody is found to be carrying one during frisking he or she will be asked to leave it outside,” a security person said.

The ruling Aam Aadmi Party had launched a scathing attack on the Delhi police, accusing it of security lapses over the ink attack on the chief minister. Later, Delhi police commissioner B.S. Bassi had rubbished the AAP’s “security lapse” allegations.

Delhi chief minister Kejriwal on Monday also interacted with around 3,000 doctors of government hospitals through video conference on the AAP government’s recent decision to waive user charges and make available medicines free of cost from next month. The chief minister said that medicines and user charges will be made free of cost in government hospitals from February 1.