The politics of water in Delhi has intensified. The Aam Aadmi Party and the ruling BJP are seeing a round of war-goal. Today the BJP protested against the Aam Aadmi Party government of Punjab. The BJP alleged that Punjab is not giving water to Delhi on the instructions of Arvind Kejriwal. Now the Leader of Opposition and senior leader of the Aam Aadmi Party Atishi has retaliated on this. Not only this, he has also demanded the resignation of Water Minister Pravesh Verma.
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Atishi said that Delhi’s Water Minister Pravesh Verma should resign because he does not even know that the water of Delhi comes only from 2 rivers – Yamuna and Ganga – both do not come from Punjab. Therefore, Punjab Delhi cannot stop the water. He further said that Delhi is getting the entire water of Ganga from ‘Upper Ganga Canal’ and Yamuna from ‘Munak Canal’. Water is not coming down. If the people of Delhi are short of water, then they are due to the BJP’s union. Anyway – the minister who does not even know which river Delhi gets water, what will he be able to manage that water?
The BJP -led government in Delhi claims that the city has been steadily decreasing the water supply from Haryana for the last one week. Delhi Public Works Minister Pravesh Verma has blamed AAP and the Punjab government for this crisis and alleged that the lack of water is a politics -motivated step to avenge the party’s recent defeat in the Delhi assembly elections.
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Verma said that Delhi has been getting less water from Haryana for the last one week. This situation has arisen due to the conspiracy of the Punjab government and the Aam Aadmi Party. He said that AAP, led by Punjab government and former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, has deliberately reduced water supply. Delhi’s Water Minister said that the water received from Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) to Delhi has come down continuously from May 1 to May 5. According to him, there was a decrease of 88 cusecs on 1 May, 119 cusecs on May 2, 71 cusecs on 3 May, 55 cusecs on 4 May and 130 cusecs on 5 May.
