Ramaswami: So why did violence suddenly engulf the city? Who willed it? Who allowed it to happen? By now, there is no dispute that the violence and communal riots of the past three days clearly followed the call for direct action against the protesters that was made by BJP leader Kapil Mishra in full view of the Delhi Police. And that the Delhi Police, which reports to Union home ministry, not only failed to clamp down on inflammatory speech but also on the violence when it erupted.