Describing Delhi as a city which imbibes all that is good in various cultures, Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil on Saturday said everybody was welcome in the national capital.
NEW DELHI: Describing Delhi as a city which imbibes all that is good in various cultures, Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil on Saturday said everybody was welcome in the national capital.
"People are attracted to Delhi. It is here where the politics of the country shapes up and this is the city where new ideas develop. The Delhi government wants people to come here and we welcome them all," Patil said addressing the Delhi Police Raising Day function.
"The city imbibes all what is good in all cultures," Patil said.
Patil's statement assumes significance in the backdrop of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena Chief Raj Thackeray's adverse remarks on migrants from North India and the subsequent violence in the western state.
Referring to the migration into Delhi, Patil said the population in the city has been increasing day-by-day and one could not expect a decline in the rate of this growth.
"Already, the city population has touched 1.4 crore and it is growing at a fast pace," he said, adding it has created some problems for the administration.
Patil said rise in vehicular population is creating problems in traffic management. "Traffic management has emerged as a major challenge which we have to take up seriously," he said.
Apparently referring to corruption in police, Patil said a minority among the police forces are influenced by 'bad thoughts', but 99 per cent of them are righteous persons.
Noting that the 2010 Commonwealth Games will be a challenge, he said police have to be equipped properly to handle the influx of a large number of people during the sporting event.
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