New Delhi [India], January 29 (ANI): Delhi Chief Minister Atishi on Wednesday slammed Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena for “failing to address the pressing issue of dangerously high ammonia levels in Delhi’s water” and as an alternative following orders from the BJP.
“It is deeply disappointing but hardly surprising that instead of addressing the pressing issue of dangerously high ammonia levels in Delhi’s water, you have placed baseless accusations and peddled a false narrative to deflect from your utter failure in fulfilling your responsibilities,” Atishi mentioned in her letter to Saxena.
Saxena on Tuesday wrote a letter to Atishi to specific his objections in opposition to the “poisoned water” remarks made by Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) nationwide convener Arvind Kejriwal, labelling them as “false, misleading and fact less”.
Atishi identified that because the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi, Saxena’s constitutional accountability is in direction of the folks of Delhi and never in direction of “your political masters, the BJP.”However, your actions reveal that your main curiosity lies in following the orders acquired from the BJP somewhat than upholding the Constitution or prioritizing the welfare of Delhi’s residents,” she mentioned within the letter.
“Let us address the facts: Shri Arvind Kejriwal raised the issue that the water in the Yamuna has a highly poisonous level of ammonia. The letter from the CEO of the Delhi Jal Board outrightly confirms this. Evidently, under your pressure, an officer has been forced to attempt a defense of this poisonous water supply. Even your letter acknowledges that the current ammonia level in the water is 7.2 ppm–a figure that is 700% above the permissible limit. Both you and the CEO of the Delhi Jal Board are effectively confirming the alarming facts highlighted by Shri Arvind Kejriwal. At this critical juncture, you had two choices: to prioritize public interest or to bow to political interest. Unfortunately, you have chosen the latter,” she mentioned.
Kejriwal on Monday levelled severe allegations in opposition to the Bharatiya Janata Party, stating that the BJP-ruled Haryana authorities has “poisoned” the Yamuna water provided to Delhi in order that “people die” and the blame comes on the AAP.
“If this water would have entered Delhi only to be mixed with the drinking water, many people would have died in Delhi. It would have caused mass genocide,” Kejriwal had alleged.
Meanwhile, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has requested Kejriwal to offer factual proof to substantiate his severe allegations that the river Yamuna was poisoned by the neighbouring Haryana state.
The fee has directed Kejriwal to furnish his response to the complaints, particularly on the factual and authorized matrix together with evidentiary assist thereof by 8:00 PM on January 29, in order to allow the fee to look at the matter and take motion as applicable.
The Delhi Assembly elections will happen in a single section on February 5, with the counting of votes set for February 8. A complete of 699 candidates are competing for the 70 meeting seats in Delhi.
The Congress, which was in energy for 15 consecutive years in Delhi, has suffered setbacks within the final two meeting elections and did not win any seats. In distinction, AAP dominated the 2015 and 2020 meeting elections, successful 67 and 62 seats, respectively, out of a complete of 70 seats, whereas BJP secured solely three and eight seats in these elections. (ANI)