The case is related to his statement calling Yamuna water poisonous and accusing the Haryana government of supplying unsafe water to Delhi.
Sonipat, Haryana: A court in Sonipat has scheduled the next hearing for tomorrow i.e March 20 in a criminal case filed by the State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA) against Arvind Kejriwal, former Delhi Chief Minister and AAP national convener.
The case is related to his statement calling Yamuna water poisonous and accusing the Haryana government of supplying unsafe water to Delhi.
During the hearing on Monday, Kejriwal did not appear in person. Instead, his legal team represented him in court. The case was heard by Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) Neha Goyal.
Kejriwal’s lawyers informed the court that they had received the summons but needed access to the documentary and material evidence provided by the complainant. In response, the state prosecutor told the court that digital copies of the evidence and video footage of Kejriwal’s statements were already given to his legal team on a pen drive.
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After hearing both sides, CJM Neha Goyal set the next hearing date for March 20 and ordered Kejriwal to appear in person to submit his reply.
The case is based on allegations that Kejriwal falsely accused the Haryana government of providing poisonous water to Delhi. He even claimed that there was a “mass genocide conspiracy” against Delhi residents, allegedly led by the BJP government in Haryana. His statement sparked a major political controversy, drawing strong reactions from Haryana’s Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini and BJP leaders.
To counter Kejriwal’s allegations, CM Nayab Singh Saini visited Palla village on January 29, the point where Yamuna enters Delhi. During his visit, Saini publicly drank water from the river to prove that the water was safe. He also presented test reports that, according to him, disproved Kejriwal’s claims.
On the same day, Ashish Kumar, an executive engineer in the Revenue and Disaster Management Department, which oversees SDMA, filed a criminal complaint against Kejriwal. The complaint alleged that Kejriwal’s statements were politically motivated and aimed at gaining an advantage in the Delhi elections.
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The court had originally scheduled the hearing for February 17 and had issued summons for Kejriwal’s appearance on that date.
