Delhi BJP Mahila Morcha’s office bearers on Thursday held a protest outside senior AAP leader and Delhi Water Minister Atishi’s residence at Mathura road over water crisis, while carrying earthen pots on their shoulders and placards during the demonstration.
Displaying posters that had quotes like “har ghar bacha bimar hai, pani ki darkar hai”, “puche Delhi ek sawal, pani kab doge Kejriwal”, “pani se Delhi past, Kejriwal mast”, protestors raised slogans against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal outside Atishi’s residence at Mathura road. They also broke their earthen pots in a display of their anger against the shortage of water being faced by Delhiites.
Speaking on the occasion, Delhi BJP President Virendra Sachdeva said that the people of Delhi are suffering today not due to a natural crisis but due to the corruption nexus created by the Kejriwal government while also announcing that on Friday, BJP will raise the voice of the people of Delhi against the incumbent government outside the Delhi Secretariat.
Stating that Atishi hiding the truth while claiming that the Haryana government is not providing them water, he said, “Just a few days ago, officials from the Delhi government’s Flood Department and Jal Board went to Hathini Kund Barrage, where officials from the Haryana government were also present. After checking the system set up to measure the water, officials from the Flood Department and Jal Board returned satisfied because the Haryana government is supplying more water to Delhi than promised.” He said that according to the agreement, Haryana is supposed to provide 719 cusecs of water to Delhi, but Haryana is providing 1049 cusecs of water daily. “Now the question arises, what is the reason of water cuts in Delhi when it is receiving more water than promised,” he questioned.
Upon the city government on Wednesday imposing a fine of Rs 2,000 on wastage of water and forming 200 teams to enforce the penalty, Sachdeva said, “Water is being wasted and stolen and the Delhi government has completely failed to stop this wastage and theft. Shamefully they have imposed a fine of Rs. 2000. The Kejriwal government is encouraging the tanker mafia and the number of tankers supplying water in Delhi are increasing but the number will only exist on paper. The money saved from each vehicle will be distributed among the higher officials of the Water Ministry and Jal Board from bottom to top.”
The Delhi government on Thursday held an emergency meeting regarding the water crisis that the city is facing amid a prevailing heatwave. The national capital is facing water shortage due to unprecedented summer heat with temperatures hovering around the 50 degrees Celsius mark in parts of the city.
