New Delhi [India], October 22 (ANI): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Delhi President Saurabh Bhardwaj accused the BJP authorities of ‘political bias’ displayed in the direction of the Bengali neighborhood, as he claimed that water tankers did not arrive on time for the eco-friendly synthetic immersion pits.
Speaking to ANI, Bhardwaj highlighted a sequence of disruptions confronted by puja committees in CR Park, accusing authorities of focusing on the pageant celebrations.
‘We took care of the Durga Puja in CR Park for 11 years. It was throughout our time that synthetic immersion began. But this time, the federal government confirmed blatant bias throughout Durga Puja. I obtained calls from members of the Bengali neighborhood that a whole lot of aged folks, girls, and kids had been standing round, and the immersion could not occur as a result of the Delhi Jal Board did not present water,’ he mentioned.
Bhardwaj additionally raised issues over the enforcement of strict festive deadlines and alleged police interference throughout the celebrations.
‘Usually, Puja and Ramleela used to happen until midnight, however this time, we noticed that police forcefully entered the venue and lower the wires. I feel the federal government must reply why these two main incidents occurred involving the Bengali neighborhood. Just after I tweeted about this, the water arrived there a short time in the past,’ he mentioned.
Earlier, CR Park Mela Ground Committee Member, Durga Puja Samiti, Tarun Chakraborty mentioned that organisers needed to pay out of pocket to rearrange different water tankers after the federal government instructed creating non permanent pits on the pandal web site for immersion, which didn’t arrive on time as a consequence of delayed authorities provides.
‘The actuality is that yearly, for the Durga Puja immersion, we require a number of water tankers. Previously, we used to go to Kalindi Kunj for the immersion. However, the federal government launched a sustainable measure, suggesting that we create a short lived pit on the pandal web site itself for the immersion, which is extra eco-friendly. We adopted this apply, however this 12 months, for some cause, the tankers didn’t arrive on time. We needed to organize for them ourselves by paying out of our personal pockets,’ he mentioned.
‘As you may see, it’s now 9:30 PM; the immersion course of was considerably delayed. Since as we speak is a working day, your entire immersion course of took a very long time,’ he added.
Meanwhile, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), South Delhi, had earlier rejected allegations that the police had been obstructing the festivities, stating that the intervention was aimed toward implementing court-mandated noise air pollution guidelines. (ANI)