Amid the political tug-of-war on the water disaster, Bharatiya Janata Get together (BJP) staff staged a protest exterior the Delhi Jal Board workplace on Saturday. The police additionally used water cannons to disperse the folks protesting the prevailing water disaster within the nationwide capital. A video of the police utilizing water cannon on protesters a part of a protest led by BJP chief Ramesh Bidhuri at Okhla Jal Board filling pump. Social media customers are fuming over the Delhi police for including to the water disaster by losing it to disperse the protestors.
VIDEO | #Delhi water disaster: BJP chief Ramesh Bidhuri leads a protest at Jal Board filling pump, Okhla. Police use water cannon on protesters.
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BJP Assaults AAP Over Water Disaster
BJP chief Shehzad Poonawalla attacked the AAP, saying that Haryana is sending sufficient water and the Supreme Court docket has additionally acknowledged this. “AAP has been in energy in Delhi for the final 10 years. They’ve the Delhi Jal Board, MCD. They’ve all of the necessary departments. So are they protesting towards their very own authorities? The truth is that their very own ally, the Congress Get together, is now admitting that Haryana is sending extra water. It’s sending greater than it has dedicated to ship. The Supreme Court docket has additionally acknowledged this,” the BJP chief mentioned.
“As we speak, as a substitute of taking motion towards the water tanker mafia, they’re once more doing drama and demonstrations. The query is why are they defending the water tanker mafia? Is it as a result of they’re getting a fee on each water tanker?” Poonawalla added.
AAP Minister’s Indefinite Starvation Strike Continues
In the meantime, Delhi’s Water Minister, Atishi, sat on an indefinite starvation strike on Friday, alleging that the Haryana authorities is just not releasing Delhi’s share of water. She was accompanied by Aam Aadmi Get together chief Sanjay Singh and different members of the occasion at Bhogal, close to Jangpura, the place she sat on an indefinite starvation strike.
In the meantime, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal’s spouse, Sunita Kejriwal, learn a message from the Chief Minister, who’s underneath judicial custody and mentioned Arvind Kejriwal is damage to see Delhi’s public affected by water shortage.
Sunita Kejriwal said, “Kejriwal says that once I see on TV, the way in which Delhi persons are struggling on account of water shortage, it hurts me. I hope Atishi’s ‘tapasya’ will succeed and residents of Delhi will get aid. I want all the very best to Atishi, might God shield her.”
