BJP slams AAP over Yamuna toxic froth formation

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has slammed Delhi's Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)-led government over the formation of toxic froth in different parts of the Yamuna in Delhi.

- TIKAM SHARMA

The saffron party has accused Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal of disrupting the arrangements of the Chhath festival, a symbol of faith and culture. "In the name of preparations for Chhath Puja, a symbol of faith and tradition, the Arvind Kejriwal government is trying to do appeasement," said BJP state president Virendra Sachdeva.

Manoj Tiwari, a BJP MP from the North East constituency of Delhi, said that the Chhath celebrations will be affected by the toxic foam on the Yamuna. Addressing the media, Tiwari said, "If the Arvind Kejriwal government keeps playing with the faith of Hindus, the BJP will not tolerate it." Tiwari added, "I inspected Kalindi Kunj ghat and saw chemical foam floating in Yamuna." He also visited the banks of the Yamuna at Sonia Vihar and said the river gets polluted after the Wazirabad barrage.

He said sewerage from the Najafgarh drain mixes with the river. "The Najafgarh drain is the main source of pollution for the river. The river is clean in the upper stream until Haryana. People should get permission to pray in these clean sections. It is due to the toxic froth that people are told not to enter the river for prayers," he said.