AAP alleges BJP ‘faked’ clean Yamuna for Chhath; BJP says water quality now ‘CLOSE TO NORMAL’

AAP on Thursday accused the BJP governments in Delhi and Haryana of diverting water from Uttar Pradesh’s Eastern Canal to the Yamuna River to “create an illusion” of cleanliness before the festival, a charge rejected by the ruling party.

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The BJP, instead, credited Chief Minister Rekha Gupta’s government for what it called a “historic turnaround” in the Yamuna’ condition within eight months of the chief minister taking office. The political temperatures in Delhi have been rising as Chhath Puja nears, with AAP and the ruling BJP trad-

ing charges over the Yamuna’s condition and preparations for the event. The Yamuna cleanup and Chhath facilities are also in focus as the 243-member Bihar Assembly heads to polls on November 6 and 11, with counting on November 14 — making Delhi's Chhath celebrations a political battleground beyond the capital’s borders.