Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday challenged AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal, daring him to drink the water from the Yamuna river while harking back at his promises of taking a dip in it. Slamming AAP supremo over the issue of the Yamuna River’s pollution, he said, “Arvind Kejriwal said that he will clean the Yamuna and will drink its water, today I am challenging you, go to the Yamuna and drink its water today… you make the citizens of Delhi drink the dirty water… after that, we will meet you in the hospital.” He further added: “I don’t claim that I will be drinking Yamuna ji’s water, I will not, because that water is polluted.”
“Fulfill your promises that you made about taking a bath in Yamuna and drinking from it. You haven't fulfilled it yet. Drink the water from Yamuna and then we will meet you in the hospital,” he said, addressing an election rally in Bawana.
He alleged that the former Delhi chief minister is opposed to reservations and is against Dalits, backwards, minorities and the poor. Gandhi said he and his party do not fear Prime Minister Narendra Modi and on the contrary, "the PM is afraid of the Congress".
He also attacked Kejriwal with the 'sheesh mahal' jibe for the second straight day and said that though he talked about clean governance, the "biggest scam" in Delhi took place under his watch. He said both Prime Minister Modi and Kejriwal are opposed to reservations and are against Dalits, minorities, backwards and the poor.
"Kejriwal should say clearly that he would get caste surveys done and breach the wall of 50 per cent cap on reservation, but he will not do so as he is against Dalits, backwards and minorities. When riots were taking place, where was he? Did he stand with you?" Gandhi said, slamming the former chief minister.
Training his guns specifically on Kejriwal, Gandhi said he used to move around in a small car wearing a muffler and claim that he will do clean politics but the biggest scam in Delhi worth crores of rupees was done by his party and his people.
"He (Kejriwal) ran a corrupt government. Modi ji lies in his speeches and just like him, Kejriwal does the same. Five years ago, he (Kejriwal) had stated that he would take a bath in the Yamuna and drink its water. Five years have gone by and he did not do so. You have to drink dirty water but Kejriwal lives in 'sheesh mahal' which is worth crores and lies to you," the former Congress chief said.
Gandhi said he had told PM Modi in Parliament that the Congress will get a caste census done. The Congress leader said it is his guarantee that Kejriwal will not assure that he will breach the 50 per cent cap on reservation because he is also like Modi.