New Chief Minister of Delhi vows to fight divisive politics

A two-year-old anti-corruption party took office in the Indian capital on Saturday, promising to fight divisive politics in a challenge to the federal government of Narendra Modi that has faced criticism for attacks on churches and other minorities.  The Aam Aadmi Party (Common Man’s Party) handed Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party the biggest defeat this week any party has suffered in decades, promising to protect women in the crime-ridden mega city and deliver drinking water and power.  Arvind Kejriwal, a 46-year-old former tax official, was sworn in as Delhi's chief minister in a public ground filled with thousands of his supporters, wearing boat-shaped white caps emblazoned with the words: "I am a common man."   He said there had been a spate of attacks on churches in recent days and his administration would move quickly to ensure the capital remains safe for people of all faiths.  "Some people are trying to stir up politics of hatred. We will not tolerate this," he said.  In the 6th attack on Catholic Church institutions in the Indian capital area since December, miscreants on Friday broke into a school in south Delhi, stole some money, damaged closed-circuit television cameras and ransacked parts of the office.  (Source: Reuter)