Kejriwal’s Sharp Reply To Ballot Physique’s ‘Proof Demand’ Amid ‘Yamuna Poisoning’ Row

Kejriwal’s Sharp Reply To Ballot Physique’s ‘Proof Demand’ Amid ‘Yamuna Poisoning’ Row

Former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday hit again on the Election Fee’s demand for proof relating to his allegation that the BJP-led Haryana authorities was contaminating Yamuna water provided to Delhi. In a dramatic reply, he challenged, “Drink when you dare.” 

“Now we have 4 bottles… will ship to every one in every of them… please drink and present us. Then we’ll imagine,” Kejriwal mentioned, pointing to plastic bottles he claimed contained Yamuna water. 

Hours earlier, the EC had directed Kejriwal to submit “factual proof” by 11 am on Friday. 

The Election Fee on Thursday requested AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal to not hyperlink ammonia ranges within the Yamuna along with his declare that the Haryana authorities was poisoning the river. It gave him one other likelihood to clarify his allegations. 

The EC was not happy along with his reply on Wednesday. It requested Kejriwal to supply particular proof on the kind, amount, and method of poisoning. He should additionally submit particulars of engineers, areas, and the Delhi Jal Board’s technique of detecting the “poison.” The ECI mentioned that Kejriwal has supplied’ no factual and authorized matrix with proof’ to help his statements. 

“The Fee has acquired your reply on the complaints vide your communication No Nil dated 29th January 2025. Whereas, on examination, the Fee finds that your response is solely silent in your public and broadly circulated, through the marketing campaign assertion of “poising of river Yamuna by the Authorities of Haryana with intention to trigger genocide in Delhi, equating it with an act of conflict between Nations and the truth that similar was not solely well timed detected by the engineers of Delhi Jal Board but additionally stopped toxic water on the border of Delhi,” the ECI mentioned in its letter dated January 30. 

Kejriwal had responded to an EC discover on Wednesday. He accused the BJP-led Haryana authorities of sending “extremely contaminated and very toxic” water to Delhi. 

In a 14-page reply, the previous Delhi chief minister mentioned the poisonous water posed a grave well being danger. He warned it might result in fatalities if consumed. 

In its contemporary letter to Kejriwal, the EC mentioned entry to wash water is a governance situation. It famous that each one governments should work to make sure this for the folks. 

The ballot physique mentioned it will not intervene in long-standing water disputes or air pollution points through the election interval. It left the matter to the discretion of governments and companies. 



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