New Delhi [India], January 28 (ANI): The Congress candidate of the New Delhi Assembly constituency, Sandeep Dikshit on Tuesday wrote to the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi and the Delhi Police Commissioner, demanding instant motion towards Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and CM Atishi for his or her controversial statements about Delhi’s water provide.
In the letter, Dikshit condemned Kejriwal’s latest claims that the water provide to Delhi had been “poisoned” and accused the Haryana authorities of planning a “genocide” towards Delhi residents.
“I am writing to you for strict and immediate action against Arvind Kejriwal who made shocking and irresponsible statements to the press yesterday alleging that Delhi’s water supply had been ‘poisoned’ and that the neighbouring state’s government had planned a ‘genocide’ against the people of Delhi,” Dikshit wrote.
He additionally slammed the timing of Kejriwal’s remarks in the course of the ongoing election marketing campaign. “While election campaigning is on, issues must be raised before the people but statements that lead to panic public disorder and blame a Government of genocide cannot be allowed without adequate proof,” Dikshit stated.
Dikshit additional accused CM Atishi of supporting these baseless claims, escalating the scenario.”Atishi Marlena has also supported the statements of her party leader saying that poisoning is a reference to the PPM count in the waters of the Yamuna,” Dikshit famous.
He questioned the credibility of those allegations, asking, “Has the PPM count in the Yamuna exceeded the applicable limit for the first time?”Dikshit additionally criticised Kejriwal and his associates for failing to handle water high quality points during the last decade. “Arvind Kejriwal and his associates have not done anything to address the issues of water quality for the last 10 years and they now seek to blame others for their failure for the sake of electoral gain.”Underlining the severity of Kejriwal’s accusations, Dikshit said,”The allegation made by Arvind Kejriwal is that ‘zeher milaya gaya hai’. He is not talking about pollution and contamination. He is talking about a deliberate act of poisoning.”He warned of the hurt brought on by spreading such concern, stating, “Who knows how many poor people are forced to buy bottled water for consumption today because they have heard their Chief Minister and former Chief Minister make the allegation that the water being supplied to them is being poisoned.”Dikshit additionally highlighted the Delhi Jal Board’s dismissal of those allegations, stressing that their rejection ought to settle the matter. “It is pertinent to mention here that the allegations have been categorically dismissed by the Delhi Jal Board,” he added.
The Congress chief then referred to as for instant motion and a high-level inquiry, stating, “My request is that a high-level inquiry may immediately be ordered to see whether the serious allegations of public genocide by Arvind Kejriwal and Atishi Marlena against Haryana Government are true or not.”He additional demanded that motion be taken if the allegations had been discovered false: “If not, then appropriate criminal case should be instituted against Arvind Kejriwal and Atishi Marlena for public cheating, spreading disaffection against the State and deliberate and in full knowledge of his/her lies, making public statements in order to make political gains.”Dikshit concluded by stressing the necessity to shield Delhi’s residents from false info. “Immediate action is necessary for two reasons: to protect the people of Delhi from such lies and to prevent individuals like Arvind Kejriwal and Smt. Atishi Marlena from deceiving and misleading the public.” (ANI)