BJP 'mixing poison' in Yamuna to kill Delhiites, alleges Kejriwal

Delhi Chief Minister Atishi on Monday accused the ruling BJP in Haryana of "intentionally" throwing industrial waste into the Yamuna that supplies water to the national capital, prompting AAP supremo Kejriwal to allege that the saffron party is trying to kill people by mixing "poison" in the river.

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Hitting back at AAP leaders, Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Saini said they have the habit of blaming others.

"I asked them (the AAP government in Delhi) to send their chief secretary and said I would ask my chief secretary to check the quality of the water...They are talking about ammonia, but there is no shortage of water," Saini told reporters.

At a press conference here, Atishi alleged that the BJP is "deliberately disrupting" Delhi's water supply as a "historic loss" awaits the saffron party in the upcoming Assembly polls in the capital.

"The bewildered BJP is resorting to tactics, such as stopping the water supply. Haryana is intentionally throwing industrial waste into the Yamuna to harm the people of Delhi and influence the election outcome," she said.

The Delhi chief minister pointed out that the presence of ammonia in the Yamuna water has skyrocketed to 7.2 ppm, an unprecedented level, due to the discharge of industrial waste into the river.

Kejriwal alleged that the BJP is trying to keep the people of Delhi thirsty as it indulges in "dirty politics".

"BJP people in Haryana are mixing poison in the water and sending it to Delhi. If people in Delhi drink this water, many will die. Can anything be more disgusting than this? The poison that is being mixed in the water cannot even be cleaned in water treatment plants. For the safety of the people of Delhi, the water supply has to be stopped in many areas," he said in a post in Hindi on X.

The BJP wants to commit a "mass murder" of the people of Delhi but the AAP will not let that happen, he added.