Why does it take a visit by a foreign President for the authorities to put in place better security measures, the Delhi high court wondered on Friday.
HC chided the Centre and Delhi Police for readily agreeing to install 15,000 CCTV cameras to secure the capital for US President Barack Obama`s visit, but sitting on several court orders directing them to increase number of CCTVs across Delhi.
"Because of a foreign President you do it, but not for Indian citizens. If we direct you to do it for Indians, you do in months and years, else you do it in weeks!," a bench of Justices Badar Durrez Ahmed and Sanjeev Sachdeva remarked.
HC`s observations came when amicus curiae Meera Bhatia informed it that Delhi will get 15,000 extra CCTV`s during Obama`s visit. Bhatia, who was appointed amicus to monitor progress in making Delhi safer for women following the Nirbhaya gang rape.
HC chided the Centre and Delhi Police for readily agreeing to install 15,000 CCTV cameras to secure the capital for US President Barack Obama`s visit, but sitting on several court orders directing them to increase number of CCTVs across Delhi.
"Because of a foreign President you do it, but not for Indian citizens. If we direct you to do it for Indians, you do in months and years, else you do it in weeks!," a bench of Justices Badar Durrez Ahmed and Sanjeev Sachdeva remarked.
HC`s observations came when amicus curiae Meera Bhatia informed it that Delhi will get 15,000 extra CCTV`s during Obama`s visit. Bhatia, who was appointed amicus to monitor progress in making Delhi safer for women following the Nirbhaya gang rape.
