New Delhi [India], October 17 (ANI): Delhi AAP President Saurabh Bhardwaj has accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of hypocrisy on the cleansing strategies adopted of the Yamuna river forward of Chhath Puja, saying that the Delhi BJP had earlier opposed the usage of chemical substances to scrub the river however is now approving the identical follow.
Bhardwaj recalled that earlier than Chhath Puja in 2022, the Arvind Kejriwal authorities had sprayed chemical substances to take away foam from the river, guaranteeing a clear setting for Chhath Puja devotees. However, BJP MP Parvesh Verma had then criticised the transfer, calling the chemical ‘toxic’.
‘We have fully uncovered the way in which the Delhi Chief Minister has been mendacity to the individuals of Delhi. Before Chhath Puja in 2022, when Arvind Kejriwal’s authorities sprayed chemical substances to take away foam within the Yamuna, Parvesh Verma got here to the Yamuna and stated that this chemical would make the Yamuna toxic,’ Delhi AAP President stated to ANI.
‘Today, the identical chemical that he known as toxic two years in the past… the identical chemical has been ordered by the Delhi Jal Board by a young,’ Bhardwaj added.
Bhardwaj additional stated that the occasion has ‘fully uncovered the lie’ of how the ex-Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was falsely focused by BJP leaders in 2022 over efforts to scrub the Yamuna forward of Chhath Puja.
‘So, his lie has been uncovered: out of malice, he didn’t enable the Delhi authorities to take away the froth to harass Chhath devotees in order that the froth would stay and Chhath Puja wouldn’t be celebrated,’ Bhardwaj stated.
These remarks come after Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, together with Minister Kapil Mishra, on Thursday inspected the preparations for the upcoming Chhath competition at Kalindi Kunj Chhath Ghat, highlighting a big transformation within the state of the river waters.
During the inspection, CM Gupta praised the outstanding enchancment within the Yamuna River’s water high quality, noting that sustained efforts have made the water appropriate for aquatic life as soon as once more.
‘This water is now in such a situation that aquatic creatures can reside very nicely in it, whereas earlier, even a mosquito couldn’t thrive on this water. Today, this water is appropriate for our aquatic life… This is Delhi’s achievement, and work is constantly ongoing on this path,’ CM Gupta stated to ANI.
Earlier, Minister Kapil Mishra on Chhath Puja stated, ‘We are making ready for a grand Chhath Puja. Until final 12 months, there was a ban on Chhath Puja within the Yamuna. When we sought info, there was no such court docket order. The Kejriwal authorities lied to the individuals of Purvanchal. This time, a grand Chhath Puja might be organised on the banks of the Yamuna. Arrangements for Chhath Puja are being made at 1,300 ghats. The Chief Minister herself is monitoring it. We are constructing trendy Chhath ghats all over the place.’
The Chhath competition begins with Nahay Khay on Saturday, October 25. The second day of Chhath Puja is named Kharna, which is on October 26. Offering to the setting solar is on October 27, and providing to the Rising Sun is on October 28. (ANI)