Haryana government files criminal complaint against Arvind Kejriwal over Yamuna water remarks

Chandigarh: Faced with political attacks from BJP leaders, the former Delhi CM and National Convener of AAP, Arvind Kejriwal, is now facing criminal prosecution for his remarks on the River Yamuna as the Haryana government has filed a criminal complaint against him.
Haryana Revenue and Disaster Management minister, Vipul Goel, said on Wednesday that the Haryana govt has taken strong cognisance of the statement by former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal regarding Delhi’s water supply. The Haryana govt has filed a case against Kejriwal in the Sonipat court under the Disaster Management Act. Goel shared this while interacting with journalists after chairing a meeting of the urban local bodies department here.
Vipul Goel, while calling Kejriwal’s statement absurd and misleading, said that the Election Commission should take strict cognisance of such baseless statements. Kejriwal engaged in cheap politics by making such allegations against Haryana, causing the state government to take legal action.
The Revenue and Disaster Management minister said that the water supplied to Delhi is the same water consumed by the President, Prime Minister, and Union Ministers. He accused Kejriwal of spreading fear not only among Delhi’s people but also among Haryana’s citizens with his false claims.
He criticised the Delhi govt for completely failing to clean the Yamuna River. He also accused Kejriwal of making baseless allegations against Haryana just to save his political image before the elections. The minister emphasised that the people of Haryana consider the Yamuna sacred, and spreading false propaganda is both an insult to Haryana and an attempt to mislead the people of Delhi.
Goel also said that Arvind Kejriwal claimed he stopped so-called “poisonous water” from entering Delhi, but there is no evidence to support this claim. He said that Kejriwal has an old habit of covering up his failures by making false statements.
The minister further accused the Delhi govt of failing to keep its promise of cleaning the Yamuna. He said that out of 37 sewage treatment plants in Delhi, only 17 are operational, which reflects the inefficiency and negligence of the Delhi govt. He said that this mismanagement is not only affecting the people of Delhi but also those living in Haryana’s Faridabad, Palwal, and Mewat districts.