Urging city bureaucrats to attend meetings called by ministers, Kejriwal said that he would ensure the safety and security of officers "with all powers available at his command". "It is my duty… the officers are a part of my family. I would urge them to stop boycott of elected government, return to work and start attending all meetings of ministers, respond to their calls and messages and join them for field inspections. They should work without fear or pressure. They should not come under any pressure from any sources, whether state or central government or any political party," Kejriwal said on the ongoing stand-off between the government and bureaucracy. Kejriwal and his cabinet colleagues Manish Sisodia, Satyendar Jain and Gopal Rai have stayed put for a week at Raj Niwas to demand that the L-G order the IAS officers to end their alleged strike. The CM's statement came in response to safety concerns flagged by the IAS Association at a press conference. Denying that they were on strike, the IAS officers said there was an atmosphere of "fear" and "mistrust" in the bureaucracy in the national capital.