Arvind Kejriwal says Haryana ‘poisoning Yamuna’, BJP demands arrest

BJP MPs from Haryana on Tuesday demanded the arrest of AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal over his claim that the state was releasing lsquopoisonrsquo in the Yamuna River that supplies water to DelhiThe BJP MPs challenged the AAP government to test the quality of water released from Haryana before it is supplied to households in DelhiKejriwal had claimed in a press conference that the Delhi Jal Board DJB CEO in a letter on Monday confirmed that a lsquopoisonrsquo called ammonia had been mixed with the water supplied from the neighbouring stateBJP MP Dharambir Singh said ldquoFor some time now former Delhi CM Kejriwal has been making statements that are hurting the people of Haryana They are accusing us of poisoning the water released from our staterdquoBJP MP Kiran Choudhary said the Yamuna water gets contaminated after entering Delhi and slammed the AAP chief for making ldquofalse allegationsrdquo Former Chairperson of the National Commission for Women and BJP MP Rekha Sharma accused Kejriwal of spreading lies ahead pollsShe claimed that the Delhi Jal Board DJB has said that after Wazirabad untreated waste is mixed in the water leading to toxic water entering Delhi The DJB comes under the AAP governmentCM Saini trashes AAPHaryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini rubbished AAPrsquos claim that the ruling BJP in the state is ldquointentionallyrdquo draining industrial waste into the Yamuna that supplies water to the national capitalSaini also hit out at Kejriwal saying it has become his habit to level baseless allegations and blame othersKejriwal should immediately apologise to the people of Haryana and Delhi ldquootherwise we will file a defamation suit against himrdquo Saini saidGive evidence ECThe Election Commission sought factual evidence from the AAP leader to substantiate his allegation that neighbouring Haryana is poisoning the Yamuna river as it reminded him of legal provisions that can lead to up to three yearsrsquo imprisonment for ldquomischievousrdquo statements against national integration and public harmonyIn a letter to Kejriwal the Election Commission EC sought by 8 pm on Wednesday the nature and extent of the chemicals used for ldquopoisoningrdquo the Yamuna which could have kill people in large numbers as claimed by the AAP chiefFeb 5Day Delhi Assembly polls will be heldRiots accused Tahir Hussain gets parole to campaign for Delhi pollsThe Supreme Court on Tuesday granted sixday custody parole to former AAP councillor and February 2020 riots accused Tahir Hussain who is contesting on a AIMIM ticket to campaign for Delhi assembly polls Custody parole entails a prisoner being escorted by armed police personnel to the place of visitA full bench comprising Justices Vikram Nath Sanjay Karol and Sandeep Mehta allowed Hussains plea to campaign in police custody from January 29 to February 3 The court said he would only be allowed to leave jail along with security for 12 hours according to the jail manualThe top court said the former councillor could walk out of jail at around 6 am and return by 6 pm Violence broke out in northeast Delhi on February 24 2020 leaving 53 people dead and several injured Hussain is an accused in a case connected to the death of Intelligence Bureau staffer Ankit SharmaThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever