Political parties in Delhi clashed over an issue of the construction of ghat in the DDA flats area of Kalkaji to celebrate three days festival Chhath started from Thursday. According to BJP leaders, a large number of police have been deployed in the area to avert the situation.
While Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) workers claimed that a ghat gets constructed at Ambedkar park in DDA flat area of Kalkaji every year and demanded that it should be constructed at the park for this year as well to carry out the festivities however BJP leader and corporation councilor Subhash Bhadana said that the pooja is not held at Ambedkar Park whereas at nearby Janamashtami Park and the permission to hold the pooja has been granted for Janamashtami Park only.
He said that the Park has been developed as a children's park over the year and it has several swings as well. Meanwhile Delhi BJP parliamentarians said that AAP is politicizing the issue.
Meenakshi Lekhi, MP from New Delhi constituency said that politicizing Chhath Festival by Kejriwal Government shows his hatred towards the Poorvanchalis "No permission was taken for Chhath Ghats in ornamental Ambedkar Park, MCD received an application for permission from the SDM Office today itself and MCD has granted permission subject to NOC from RWA," Lekhi added.