Before the Delhi elections, Arvind Kejriwal got a case against him for saying Haryana is “poisoning” Yamuna’s water. This increased political tension as the AAP leader faces legal trouble. His statement created controversy, and opponents criticized him. This happens while Delhi’s election fight is getting intense.
A day before the Delhi Assembly elections, Arvind Kejriwal, the national Chairperson of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), has been booked for his comments alleging that the Haryana government “poisoned” the Yamuna water, according to police reports.
A case has been registered against Kejriwal under several sections of the Bharatiya Nyay Samhita (BNS), 2024, including Sections 192, 196, 197, and 299, at the Shahabad Police Station in Kurukshetra, Haryana, following a court directive.
Shahabad Station House Officer (SHO) Satish Kumar stated,
“The case has been registered at Shahabad police station after the court’s order. The investigation has started, and we will take action as evidence is gathered.”
In response, Minister of State (MoS) Harsh Malhotra accused Kejriwal of attempting to distract from “real issues.”
He remarked,
“AAP and Arvind Kejriwal have no development to talk about during their 10-year regime. They never spoke on development during their campaign because they didn’t do any development. They couldn’t even provide clean water. In 2020, Arvind Kejriwal said that if he failed to clean the Yamuna River, don’t vote for him in 2025. Now he is alleging that the Haryana government poisoned the Yamuna River, and an FIR should be registered for such statements. He is trying to divert people from real issues.”
Kejriwal had accused the BJP-ruled Haryana government of “poisoning” the Yamuna water supplied to Delhi, stating that this would cause “people to die” and the blame would fall on AAP.
Earlier, he wrote to the Election Commission alleging that the levels of ammonia contamination in the raw water supplied to Delhi from Haryana were “unprecedented and dangerously high.” He noted that ammonia levels sudden increase sharply from January 15, increasing from approximately 3.2 ppm on that date to 7 ppm shortly afterward.
In response to Kejriwal’s allegations, Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini noted that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had allocated Rs. 8,500 crore for a sewage treatment plant (STP), which has yet to be constructed.
He presented two jars of Yamuna water one collected from the Delhi-Haryana border (Palla Ghat) and the other from Wazirabad in Delhi to illustrate the significant difference in water quality. Polling for the Delhi assembly is set for Wednesday.