AAP-BJP spar over dead fish in Yamuna ahead of Chhath Puja

NEW DELHI Dead fish in Yamuna near Sonia Vihar, in the upper relatively cleaner stretch of the river in the national capital, triggered a political blame game between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). The Delhi government had inaugurated a cruise in Yamuna at Sonia Vihar earlier this week. The AAP alleged that the dead fish shows the pollution in the river. Hitting back, senior BJP leader and Water Minister Parvesh Sahib Singh blamed the AAP for dumping dead fish in the river.

“As soon as ferry services started on the Yamuna, officials from our department informed me that some people were dumping dead fish into the Yamuna. The major festival of Chhath is approaching, and they are trying to spoil the atmosphere ahead of the festival. Mothers and sisters, who will offer prayers to the Sun God there, stand in the river,” Mr. Singh told the media.

“These people are trying to spoil the entire atmosphere, Arvind Kejriwal is doing such petty politics. I have instructed our department to file an FIR on this matter, and the department is filing an FIR today.