Haryana BJP MPs Demand Kejriwal's Arrest Over 'Poisoning Yamuna' Claim

New Delhi: BJP MPs from Haryana on Tuesday demanded the arrest of AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal over his claim that the state was releasing "poison" in the Yamuna River that supplies water to Delhi.

Addressing a press conference, all 10 Haryana MPs said it was a clear case of "criminal conspiracy" by Kejriwal who was trying to create panic among the residents of Delhi. The BJP MPs challenged the Aam Aadmi Party government to test the quality of water released from Haryana before it is supplied to households in Delhi. BJP MP Dharambir Singh said, "For 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 state. "We provide more than 10,000 cusecs of water to Delhi, even though we also face water scarcity. But we still send water to Delhi because it is the national capital," he said.

BJP MP Kiran Choudhary said the Yamuna water gets contaminated after entering Delhi and slammed the AAP chief for making "false allegations". "I am shocked that Kejriwal has said we are doing water terrorism. It's unfortunate that a chief minister is making such statements. Anyone can go and check the quality of the water coming from Haryana, but after Wazirabad, garbage and pollutants are mixed into the water by them. We even see white frothing on the Yamuna water.”

"There are 37 treatment plants, but only 17 of them are operational. Whose responsibility is this?" she said.