Amid controversy over a BIS report which stated that drinking water in Delhi failed on all the parameters, Delhi Congress on Monday has demanded a criminal case should be registered against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for “playing” with the lives of the people in Delhi by distributing contaminated drinking water.
Thousands of party workers and commoners participated in demonstration organised by the party at Turkman Gate (Old Delhi) on Monday. Protesters also raised slogans against the AAP ruled Delhi Government, such as ‘Dilli Ki Dukhad Kahani-DushitVaayu, Ganda Paani; Ye Kaisi Rajdhani Hai-Peene KO Ganda Paani Hai’ etc.
Delhi Congress president Subhash Chopra and the Congress workers wore garlands made of bottles
with contaminated water to protest against the contaminated water being supplied by the Delhi Jal Board, headed by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.
The demonstrators allegedly clashed with the police after which hour-long traffic jam witnessed in the area. Top Congress including Jai Prakash Agarwal, Arvinder Singh Lovely, Mukesh Sharma and Shoaib Iqbal also participated in the protest.
Addressing the gathering, Chopra said the AAP Government has totally failed to supply clean drinking water and clean air to the people of Delhi. “This is not for the first time that drinking water in Delhi failed the quality quality test. People have been complaining about contaminated water being supplied by the DJB,” he said.
Chopra said the government has failed on the entire front. “Almost 22, 57.298 people have been affected by cholera and 18,010 people suffered diarrohea in the city after Kejriwal came to power in Delhi five years ago.
Hitting out at AAP leadership, he said the contaminated water and highly polluted air have put the lives of Delhiites on the edge as many among them are battling with water-borne diseases.
Besides, many are also facing various difficulties due to toxic air quality in national Capital but the Government instead of taking measures to combat with increasing
pollution, are busy n passing the buck on one another, he added.
Accusing the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of equally “responsible” for water and air pollution crises, he said the BJP has no moral right to raise the issues.