New Delhi [India], January 27 (ANI): Delhi Jal Board Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Shilpa Shinde on Monday wrote a letter to the Chief Secretary, stating that the statements made by Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) nationwide convener Arvind Kejriwal had been “factually incorrect.””These statements are factually incorrect, without any basis and misleading,” the letter learn.
In the letter, Shinde underlined that such “false” statements result in fear-mongering amongst metropolis residents and negatively influence relations with the higher riparian state of Haryana. She urged the Chief Secretary to convey the matter to the eye of Delhi Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena underneath the Transaction of Business Rules.
“The matter is being brought to your attention, given the fact that such false statements lead to fear-mongering amongst city residents and also adversely impact relations with the upper riparian state of Haryana. Given that this matter is likely to affect inter-state relations, these facts may be brought to the attention of Lieutenant Governor in terms of the Transaction of Business Rules,” the letter learn.
Ahead of the Delhi Assembly elections subsequent week, Kejriwal earlier within the day alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Haryana authorities had “poisoned” the Yamuna water equipped to Delhi, claiming that it might have led to mass casualties.
“BJP’s Haryana government has poisoned the water in Yamuna,” Kejriwal mentioned in a press convention whereas claiming that the alertness of Delhi Jal board prevented the blending of alleged poisoned water with consuming water.
“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,” the previous Delhi chief minister alleged.
Kejriwal additional acknowledged that the water therapy vegetation in Delhi weren’t geared up to deal with such polluted water, including,”It has caused water scarcity in one-third of Delhi.”Reacting to those allegations, Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Monday dismissed Kejriwal’s claims. He refuted the assertions of water shortage and mentioned the problem lay within the distribution system, which Kejriwal had didn’t handle throughout his 10 years in workplace.
Saini additionally slammed Kejriwal for making baseless allegations after which evading accountability. “It is his (Arvind Kejriwal) nature and thinking to allege and then run away. There’s a saying, ‘thooko aur bhago (spit and run)’. This is what Kejriwal does. I said that you send your chief secretary and I will ask my chief secretary to check the quality of water at Sonipat from where it (Yamuna) is entering Delhi,” Saini mentioned. (ANI)