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Delhi Congress President and party candidate from Badli Devender Yadav on Tuesday came down heavily on Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal over his 'poisoned water' remarks, saying that a probe must be conducted into this and those responsible must be punished.
"Our question is regarding the Yamuna (River)... Why did you turn Yamuna's condition into this? For the last 10 years, Kejriwal has been responsible...I want to ask him. if he is making such an allegation against the Haryana government, a probe must be conducted into this, and those responsible must be punished. But, somewhere I feel pained about the fact that in the 10-year regime, they (AAP) didn't take care of Yamuna..." said Devender Yadav. Congress leader Sachin Pilot also slammed both AAP and BJP, saying, "Both parties (AAP and BJP) keep putting allegations on each other and the people of Delhi are suffering because of them. This is the reason why Congress is a better alternative and the people have faith in Congress. 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 immediate action against Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and CM Atishi for their controversial statements about Delhi's water supply. In the letter, Dikshit condemned Kejriwal's recent claims that the water supply to Delhi had been "poisoned" and accused the Haryana government of planning a "genocide" against 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. The Congress, which was in power for 15 consecutive years in Delhi, has suffered setbacks in the last two assembly elections and has failed to win any seat. In contrast, the AAP dominated the 2020 assembly elections by winning 62 out of 70 seats while the BJP got only eight seats. The Delhi Assembly Elections are scheduled to be held on February 5 and the counting of votes will take place on February 8. (ANI)
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