AAP refutes allegation

The Aam Aadmi Party on Tuesday refuted the accusations made by Delhi Public Works Department Minister Parvesh Verma against the party's government in Punjab of blocking Delhi's share of water.

- STATESMAN NEWS SERVICE

A delegation of the BJP, including Delhi MPs and party's state unit chief Virendra Sachdeva, on Tuesday called on Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena and handed him a memorandum accusing Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Punjab of attempting to impose an artificial water crisis in the city.

The memorandum stated that the people of Delhi wish to draw attention to the fact that the AAP government in Punjab has announced a cut in water supply from the Bhakra Canal flowing into Haryana, thereby imposing an artificial water shortage on Delhi.

"There is no shortage of water in the Bhakra Dam Canal, yet, for political reasons, the Aam Aadmi Party government in Punjab has announced a major reduction in water supply from the canal," read the memorandum.

To punish Delhiites, the AAP and its top leader, Arvind Kejriwal, have directed the Punjab government to reduce the city's water supply by blocking the flow from Bhakra Nangal Dam.