In a 14-page letter, AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal responding to the Election Commission, clarified that his comments on Yamuna water were related to public health crisis stemming from Delhi's drinking water quality.
The poll body sought factual evidence to substantiate his allegation that neighbouring Haryana is poisoning the Yamuna river. The poll panel had given Kejriwal time till 8 pm on Wednesday to file his reply.
Arvind Kejriwal sparked a controversy saying that BJP-ruled Haryana was 'mixing poison' in Delhi water supplied through Yamuna. Both the BJP and Congress had complained to the Election Commission against Kejriwal for levelling allegations of poisoning of Yamuna river.
In a response letter to EC, Kejriwal said that there was no violation of any law or any code and his statements on Yamuna water were made to highlight severe toxicity, contamination of raw water received from Haryana. While urging to closed the matter, the AAP leader also requested Election Commission to intervene and pass appropriate directions to the State of Haryana so that clean water is made available to the people of Delhi.
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