BJP rejects AAP's 'filtered water for PM' jibe

Buzz over Modi’s possible appearance at the Chhath ghat sparks political slugfest among AAP, BJP and Congress

- ANUP VERMA NewDelhi

AS the political temperature in the capital rises, there is buzz that Prime Minister Narendra Modi may visit Vasudev Ghat on Tuesday to offer morning Arghya (prayers to the rising sun) on the final day of Chhath Puja. CM Rekha Gupta and her ministerial colleagues are also expected to attend the prayer ceremony around 5:30 am.

After a gap of several years, the Delhi government has allowed devotees to offer prayers directly in the Yamuna, claiming that the river water is now cleaner and fit for entry. Authorities have set up 17 model ghats along the river and more than 1,000 ghats across the city.