HC pulls up Delhi govt over Yamuna pollution, asks CS to take action against erring officials over waterlogging
4 months, 3 weeks ago

HC pulls up Delhi govt over Yamuna pollution, asks CS to take action against erring officials over waterlogging

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, The high court here on Tuesday asked the Delhi chief secretary to step in and take administrative action against erring officials responsible for not desilting drains in the city that led to waterlogging, instead of presenting a "rosy picture" before the court. HC pulls up Delhi govt over Yamuna pollution, asks CS to take action against erring officials over waterlogging The court also pulled up the Delhi government for its failure to regulate the emission of sewage and industrial waste in the Yamuna River, stating that its Sewage Treatment Plants were not working according to capacity and something was "drastically wrong" with them. There cannot be so much toxicity in water," a Delhi High Court bench of Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Manmeet PS Arora said. The bench asked the chief secretary, who was also present in the hearing virtually, to take administrative action and fix responsibility on officials for not completing desilting work during the year within the fixed time frame.

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Delhi Slum Demolitions: Yamuna Floodplain Residents Face Uncertain Future Amid Eviction Crisis
3 days, 1 hour ago

Delhi Slum Demolitions: Yamuna Floodplain Residents Face Uncertain Future Amid Eviction Crisis

The Hindu  

Published : Mar 31, 2025 19:54 IST - 5 MINS READ For the past 15 years, Nevram, in his 40s, has lived in a bamboo-and-tarpaulin house in a vast slum, barely one km from River Yamuna. North Delhi’s Seelampur slum, also on the Yamuna floodplains, was not so fortunate: As many as 70-80 familieslost their homes on March 5. In …

Toxic effluent from Yamuna polluting Gurugram canal, affecting flora and fauna, says Haryana govt
5 days, 11 hours ago

Toxic effluent from Yamuna polluting Gurugram canal, affecting flora and fauna, says Haryana govt

Hindustan Times  

Polluted water flows into Yamuna river from Uttar Pradesh, Delhi and Haryana which runs into Gurugram Canal, Haryana government stated in the assembly on Friday. In response to a question the Congress’ Nuh segment MLA Aftab Ahmed had asked, the state government stated that the polluted effluent is affecting the canal water quality and in turn adversely effecting flora and …

Air pollution, Yamuna: Can Rekha Gupta govt match intent with action?
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1 week ago

Air pollution, Yamuna: Can Rekha Gupta govt match intent with action?

India Today  

Delhi Budget 2025 was meant to dazzle. With Rs 506 crore allocated for improving air quality and Rs 1,500 crore for cleaning the river, the Budget has sought to back up the BJP’s election promises with solid funds, seeking to offer a pragmatic, even if ambitious, plan to correct decades of environmental neglect. The government’s is committing Rs 500 crore …

Delhi government allocates Rs 500 crore to rejuvenate Yamuna River
1 week, 1 day ago

Delhi government allocates Rs 500 crore to rejuvenate Yamuna River

India Today  

The Delhi government has announced an initiative of Rs 500 crores aimed at rejuvenating the river. The Plan involves the construction of class 4 decentralised sewage treatment plants, drain-tapping projects, and installation of advanced pollution control equipment. In an attempt to clean the river, advanced equipment including trash skimmers, weed harvesters, and dredging machinery will be procured to the budget …

Palla: The first, untarnished stretch of Yamuna in Delhi
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Palla: The first, untarnished stretch of Yamuna in Delhi

Hindustan Times  

On a crisp March morning, a young man in his early 20s walks slowly across a vast field, a wicker basket dangling from his forearm. Unlike the lifeless water that snakes through Delhi’s heart, this stretch of the Yamuna is an anomaly -- no ammoniacal stench, no toxic froth, no dead fish floating belly-up in the current. The yield will …

No sewage water to be discharged in Yamuna: Haryana CM
2 weeks, 4 days ago

No sewage water to be discharged in Yamuna: Haryana CM

Hindustan Times  

Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini has directed deputy commissioners that sewage water or polluted drain should not flow into the Yamuna River and said that it was a collective responsibility to clean the Yamuna. Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini presiding over a meeting of Haryana State Drought Relief and Flood Control Board in Chandigarh on Sunday. The chief …

Delhi: Yamuna water worsens, faecal coliform 6,400 times safe level
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Delhi: Yamuna water worsens, faecal coliform 6,400 times safe level

Hindustan Times  

The water quality in the Delhi stretch of the Yamuna has worsened significantly in the past month, with faecal coliform levels and biological oxygen demand reaching alarming heights in February, according to a report by the Delhi Pollution Control Committee. The report, dated February 28, found that faecal coliform levels at Asgarpur, where the river exits Delhi, reached 16 million …

Yamuna virtually ‘dead’in city, says Parliamentary panel report
3 weeks ago

Yamuna virtually ‘dead’in city, says Parliamentary panel report

Hindustan Times  

The Yamuna is virtually “dead” in the stretch that flows through the national capital, from Palla to Okhla; the total raw sewage dumped into the whole of Yamuna, especially in Delhi, is far in excess of total sewage treatment capacity; and Haryana is not releasing enough water into the river to maintain environmental flow in most months, a parliamentary standing …

Yamuna River: Why Delhi’s Lifeline Remains Polluted and Dying Despite Successive Government’s Cleanup Promises
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Yamuna River: Why Delhi’s Lifeline Remains Polluted and Dying Despite Successive Government’s Cleanup Promises

The Hindu  

Published : Mar 08, 2025 17:18 IST - 9 MINS READ The Yamuna occupied centre stage in the campaigning during the recent Assembly election in Delhi. Under the Namami Gange Project, between 2015 and October 2022, 26 projects were sanctioned at a cost of Rs.4,438.39 crore, including to build a sewage treatment plant with a capacity of 1,837 million litres …

Rekha Gupta promises to clean Yamuna, improve air quality at India Today Conclave
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3 weeks, 6 days ago

Rekha Gupta promises to clean Yamuna, improve air quality at India Today Conclave

India Today  

Delhi's new Chief Minister, Rekha Gupta, appeared at the India Today Conclave, discussing her vision for the city. Gupta promised significant progress on the Yamuna within three years and outlined plans to reduce Delhi's waste problem. When asked about the BJP government's strategy to tackle Delhi's pollution crisis, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta assured, "People won't have to leave the city …

Rekha Gupta promises to clean Yamuna, improve air quality at India Today Conclave
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3 weeks, 6 days ago

Rekha Gupta promises to clean Yamuna, improve air quality at India Today Conclave

India Today  

Delhi's new Chief Minister, Rekha Gupta, appeared at the India Today Conclave, discussing her vision for the city. Gupta promised significant progress on the Yamuna within three years and outlined plans to reduce Delhi's waste problem. When asked about the BJP government's strategy to tackle Delhi's pollution crisis, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta assured, "People won't have to leave the city …

Delhi govt. plans to run ferry service at Yamuna: Parvesh
4 weeks ago

Delhi govt. plans to run ferry service at Yamuna: Parvesh

The Hindu  

Irrigation Minister Parvesh Sahib Singh said on Wednesday that the Delhi government plans to introduce a ferry service on the Yamuna river to promote tourism. Mr. Singh, who took a boat ride to inspect the river, said, “Over 1,300 tonnes of garbage had been fished out from the Yamuna in the past 10 days.” The Minister said the BJP’s ‘double-engine …

Delhi Minister Parvesh Verma Inspects Yamuna, Says '1300 Tonnes Of Garbage Removed In Ten Days'
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Delhi Minister Parvesh Verma Inspects Yamuna, Says '1300 Tonnes Of Garbage Removed In Ten Days'

ABP News  

Delhi Irrigation and Flood Control Minister Parvesh Verma, inspected the Yamuna by boat on Wednesday and said 1,300 tonnes of garbage had been removed from the river in the past 10 days. Later, he held a meeting with officials to assess the progress of the cleanup effort and said, "All drains in Delhi will be connected to sewage treatment plants …

Centre prepares 'Yamuna Master Plan' to clean river in mission mode: Sources
1 month ago

Centre prepares 'Yamuna Master Plan' to clean river in mission mode: Sources

India Today  

A 'Yamuna Master Plan' has been prepared by the central government, and it will soon be submitted to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his approval to clean the river in Delhi in mission mode, sources told India Today. Last week, under Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena's order, the process of cleaning Yamuna began in line with PM Modi's electoral promise …

SC hopes for smoother Yamuna clean-up due to BJP govt in Delhi
1 month, 1 week ago

SC hopes for smoother Yamuna clean-up due to BJP govt in Delhi

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi Delhi authorities spray chemicals to dissolve toxic foam in the Yamuna in November 2024. The Supreme Court on Tuesday expressed optimism about better implementation of plans to clean the Yamuna, citing a “change of circumstance” in Delhi after the Bharatiya Janata Party formed the government in Delhi. Observing that a BJP government is in place in neighbouring Haryana …

Supreme Court hopes for better Yamuna clean-up under 'changed circumstances'
1 month, 1 week ago

Supreme Court hopes for better Yamuna clean-up under 'changed circumstances'

India Today  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday noted that, given the "changed circumstances" in Delhi, there is a possibility of improved implementation of plans, including the cleaning of the River Yamuna. During the hearing, senior advocate Meenakshi Arora, serving as amicus curiae in the case, informed the Supreme Court that the National Green Tribunal had been overseeing the Yamuna pollution issue through …

‘Changed circumstances’ in Delhi power corridors may see better implementation of Yamuna clean-up plan: SC
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1 month, 1 week ago

‘Changed circumstances’ in Delhi power corridors may see better implementation of Yamuna clean-up plan: SC

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday indicated that “changed circumstances” in the corridors of power following the Bharatiya Janata Party’s win in the Delhi elections may see the smoother implementation of plans like cleaning the Yamuna river. The Bench was hearing a suo motu case ‘In Re: Remediation of Pollution in Rivers’, which primarily focussed on the unabated flow of effluents …

Seven hands on deck
1 month, 1 week ago

Seven hands on deck

New Indian Express  

Stepping into the Chief Minister’s Office, Rekha Gupta has her work cut out. Taking the reins of the city after over a decade of AAP rule, the BJP promises swift, systemic reforms in the capital’s education, healthcare, infrastructure, transport, water supply, environment, and justice system. Meanwhile, water crisis intensifies every summer, with depleted groundwater levels and failing sewage treatment plants …

Fact Check: Yamuna cleaning begins under newly elected BJP-led Delhi govt? Viral video is from 2024
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1 month, 1 week ago

Fact Check: Yamuna cleaning begins under newly elected BJP-led Delhi govt? Viral video is from 2024

Deccan Chronicle  

Claim: The video shows a Yamuna cleaning drive started by the newly elected Delhi BJP government under CM Rekha Gupta. The overlaid text reads, “Yamuna Cleaning Drive.” The video is being shared with the claim that the newly elected Delhi State government has already begun efforts to clean the Yamuna River. Speaking to NewsMeter, Kumar clarified, “Our team, Earth Warrior, …

Fact Check: Yamuna cleaning not taken up by newly-elected BJP govt. but by an NGO, video is from 2024
1 month, 1 week ago

Fact Check: Yamuna cleaning not taken up by newly-elected BJP govt. but by an NGO, video is from 2024

Deccan Chronicle  

Claim: Video shows Yamuna cleaning drive started by newly-elected Delhi BJP govt, under CM Rekha Gupta Fact: The claim is false. The video shows a cleaning drive by an NGO Earth Warrior in 2024, without any political affiliation Pollution of River Yamuna turned a major political plank during the Delhi Assembly polls in 2025. Meanwhile, a video is in circulation …

Rekha Gupta takes charge as Delhi CM: Cabinet meet, Yamuna Aarti – What her day 1 looked like
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Rekha Gupta takes charge as Delhi CM: Cabinet meet, Yamuna Aarti – What her day 1 looked like

Live Mint  

Rekha Gupta, a first-time MLA, was sworn in as the chief minister of Delhi on Thursday, February 20. Rekha Gupta sworn In as Delhi chief minister The Bharatiya Janata Party's Rekha Gupta greets the dignitaries on the stage as she arrives to take her oath as the new chief minister of Delhi at the Ramlila ground in New Delhi on …

Clean Yamuna, welfare schemes for all: Here's what Delhi cabinet’s new ministers want to do for city
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Clean Yamuna, welfare schemes for all: Here's what Delhi cabinet’s new ministers want to do for city

India TV News  

Clean Yamuna, welfare schemes for all: Here's what Delhi cabinet’s new ministers want to do for city BJP leader and newly sworn-in minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa said on Thursday that the council of ministers have been given an opportunity to be part of a team and make the national capital a 'Viksit Delhi'. Soon after taking oath at Ramlila maidan, …

As new Delhi CM set to take oath, PMO calls meeting on cleaning of Yamuna
1 month, 2 weeks ago

As new Delhi CM set to take oath, PMO calls meeting on cleaning of Yamuna

The Hindu  

With the Delhi government preparing for a new Chief Minister and Council of Ministers, two schemes which are on top priority are the BJP’s poll promises of ₹2,500 per month for women and implementation of the Central government’s Ayushman Bharat Yojana. The Finance Department had last year raised red flags that the then AAP government’s plan to give ₹1,000 to …

Yamuna clean-up begins, but experts call move 'temporary’
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Yamuna clean-up begins, but experts call move 'temporary’

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The cleaning of the Yamuna River in Delhi has begun following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s pre-election promise. Even before the new government’s official formation, the cleaning of the Yamuna River in Delhi began on Sunday with modern machines like trash skimmers, weed harvesters, and dredgers deployed on Sunday near Signature Bridge and ITO to start the cleanup. The …

Delhi: Top Official Says Yamuna To Be 'Cleaned In 3 Years' As Clean-Up Begins, AAP Reacts
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Delhi: Top Official Says Yamuna To Be 'Cleaned In 3 Years' As Clean-Up Begins, AAP Reacts

ABP News  

Days after the BJP won a landslide victory in Delhi, the cleaning work for the Yamuna has started. The action comes after Delhi Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena met the chief secretary and additional chief secretary on Saturday and directed them to take up the cleaning work of Yamuna. #WATCH | Delhi: Navin Kumar Choudhary, Additional Chief Secretary says "As …

Yamuna River cleaning begins as Delhi LG VK Saxena rolls out four-pronged strategy
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Yamuna River cleaning begins as Delhi LG VK Saxena rolls out four-pronged strategy

Live Mint  

After years of waiting, the cleaning of the Yamuna River began on Sunday. Delhi LG VK Saxena, setting an ambitious four-pronged strategy to clean the Yamuna River. The government rolled out a three-year plan and deployed trash skimmers, weed harvesters, and dredge utility crafts to remove waste from Yamuna River, his office said. Taking to X, his office said, "As …

Yamuna clean-up begins under Lt Governor's order weeks after BJP win in Delhi
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Yamuna clean-up begins under Lt Governor's order weeks after BJP win in Delhi

India Today  

The process of rejuvenating the Yamuna River has commenced. The Lieutenant Governor's office has issued a directive, expediting the clean-up efforts in line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s electoral promise to tackle the capital city's water pollution crisis. Cleaning of major drains: Simultaneous cleaning operations will be carried out in the Najafgarh Drain, Supplementary Drain, and all other significant drainage …

Delhi: Key decisions on Yamuna likely in BJP government's first cabinet meeting, say sources - Delhi News
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Delhi: Key decisions on Yamuna likely in BJP government's first cabinet meeting, say sources - Delhi News

India Today  

A series of key decisions on cleaning the Yamuna River is expected to be taken at the first cabinet meeting of the soon-to-be-formed BJP government in Delhi, aiming to swiftly fulfil its election promise, sources said on Wednesday. The government may announce the Yamuna Riverfront development project, on the line of a similar initiative on the Sabarmati River in Gujarat, …

PM Modi vows to make ‘Yamuna the identity of Delhi’ in victory speech – All you need to know
1 month, 3 weeks ago

PM Modi vows to make ‘Yamuna the identity of Delhi’ in victory speech – All you need to know

Live Mint  

Delhi Election Result 2025: Following the BJP's victory in the Delhi Assembly elections on Saturday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi invoked "Yamuna Maiya Ki Jai" while addressing party workers at the BJP headquarters. "I have taken a pledge during the election campaign that we will make Yamuna the pride and identity of Delhi," Modi said, vowing to revive the river and …

Delhi Election 2025: How Kejriwal Yamuna Water Crisis Claims Sparked Political Controversy
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Delhi Election 2025: How Kejriwal Yamuna Water Crisis Claims Sparked Political Controversy

The Hindu  

Published : Feb 05, 2025 12:50 IST - 5 MINS READ Aam Aadmi Party national convenor and former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal was, for a large part of the campaign ahead of the February 5 Delhi Assembly election, cautious and measured in his comments. Quoting a message posted by Atishi on X, Kejriwal wrote on the social media platform in …

FIR against Arvind Kejriwal for 'poison in Yamuna' remark hours before Delhi polls
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1 month, 4 weeks ago

FIR against Arvind Kejriwal for 'poison in Yamuna' remark hours before Delhi polls

India Today  

With just hours to go before the Delhi Assembly elections, a case has been registered against Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal at Haryana's Shahbad Police Station. Amid growing political tensions ahead of the February 5 Delhi elections, Kejriwal had earlier told India Today TV that Delhi's Yamuna water contained ammonia levels as high as 7 parts per million, which he equated …

Yamuna pollution takes centre stage in Delhi poll campaigning but air pollution disappears
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Yamuna pollution takes centre stage in Delhi poll campaigning but air pollution disappears

The Hindu  

Even as pollution of the Yamuna river took centre stage in the Delhi Assembly election campaign for all three main political parties, air pollution was almost absent from the political messaging. Air pollution was almost absent from election speeches of Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal and Mr. Modi, and found fleeting mentions in senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s speeches. …

Congress leader accuses Kejriwal of halting Yamuna master drain project; blames AAP, Centre for pollution
2 months ago

Congress leader accuses Kejriwal of halting Yamuna master drain project; blames AAP, Centre for pollution

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Congress leader and former Union Water Resources Minister Harish Rawat on Friday accused former CM and AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal of halting the construction of master drains along the Yamuna, a project intended to divert untreated sewage to treatment plants in Vrindavan. Reaffirming the Congress’s commitment to ensuring clean air and a pollution-free Yamuna, Rawat held both …

Delhi HC seeks information on release of industrial effluents into the Yamuna
2 months ago

Delhi HC seeks information on release of industrial effluents into the Yamuna

The Hindu  

The Delhi High Court has sought information from the Delhi State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation on the curbs placed on untreated water released into the Yamuna and asked it to state if all industries came under its jurisdiction. The court directed the DSIDC to file an affidavit and give details of any common effluent treatment plants installed and supervised …

Haryana CM Challenges Kejriwal To Drink Yamuna Water At Wazirabad, Accuses Him Of 'Mass Genocide In Faridabad'
2 months ago

Haryana CM Challenges Kejriwal To Drink Yamuna Water At Wazirabad, Accuses Him Of 'Mass Genocide In Faridabad'

ABP News  

Chandigarh/New Delhi, Jan 31 In a fresh attack on AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal on the Yamuna water quality issue, Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Friday challenged him to drink the river's water at the Wazirabad point. "For the past decade, Kejriwal has forced the people of Delhi to drink contaminated water," Saini said. Saini said, "Haryana supplies clean …

'Congrats Delhiites! Yamuna No Longer Poisonous': Arvind Kejriwal
Top News
2 months ago

'Congrats Delhiites! Yamuna No Longer Poisonous': Arvind Kejriwal

ABP News  

Former Delhi CM on Friday said that the toxicity of the water in the Yamuna in Delhi had come down, thanks to the protests by the Aam Aadmi Party and the people of the national capital. He further said that the Election Commission has threatened to "punish" him for his stance on the Yamuna water ahead of the Delhi Assembly …

BJP’s ‘conspiracy to influence Delhi Elections’: Arvind Kejriwal answers EC’s 5 questions on Yamuna ‘poisoning’ row
2 months ago

BJP’s ‘conspiracy to influence Delhi Elections’: Arvind Kejriwal answers EC’s 5 questions on Yamuna ‘poisoning’ row

Live Mint  

Delhi Elections: Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal responded to the Election Commission's letter on Friday about the Yamuna ‘poisoning’ controversy. Kejriwal's letter read, “.there was a deliberate conspiracy on the part of Haryana CM, who happens to be from BJP, to influence Delhi elections by sending highly polluted waters to Delhi.” “He knew very well that this would create …

Yamuna poison row: Kejriwal to visit EC office, submit reply to notice
2 months ago

Yamuna poison row: Kejriwal to visit EC office, submit reply to notice

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal will visit the Election Commission office here on Friday to furnish his reply to the poll body over its notice to him on his "poison mixed" in Yamuna water remark. Kejriwal on Thursday accused the EC and its chief election commissioner of indulging in politics over his statement and claimed that Yamuna water supplied …

‘Cabinet ke saath chullu bhar paani’: Devendra Fadnavis slams Arvind Kejriwal over Yamuna row
2 months ago

‘Cabinet ke saath chullu bhar paani’: Devendra Fadnavis slams Arvind Kejriwal over Yamuna row

Hindustan Times  

Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis slammed Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday during a Delhi assembly election campaign, recalling the former Delhi CM's promise to clean the Yamuna River and take a dip in it with his cabinet. Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis slammed Kejriwal over the Yamuna water issue During a rally, campaigning for BJP candidate Praveen …

Haryana CM Saini dares Kejriwal, Rahul to drink Yamuna water
2 months ago

Haryana CM Saini dares Kejriwal, Rahul to drink Yamuna water

Hindustan Times  

Amid the ongoing war of words between the BJP and AAP, Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini on Thursday dared former Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal along with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to drink and take bath in the Yamuna river near the Raj Ghat in Delhi. This comes a day after Saini, who was in Delhi to campaign for the …

Delhi polls: Kejriwal dares BJP, Congress leaders to drink Yamuna water
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2 months ago

Delhi polls: Kejriwal dares BJP, Congress leaders to drink Yamuna water

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi Delhi polls: Kejriwal dares BJP, Congress leaders to drink Yamuna water The controversy over the quality of Yamuna water in the Capital continued to rage on, with Aam Aadmi Party national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday daring Bharatiya Janata Party and Congress leaders to drink water from the Yamuna or apologise to the people of Delhi for claiming …

Arvind Kejriwal visits poll body office today to reply to notice on Yamuna row
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2 months ago

Arvind Kejriwal visits poll body office today to reply to notice on Yamuna row

India Today  

Ahead of the February 5 Delhi polls, Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal visited the Election Commission office and submitted his response to a notice about his remark that BJP-ruled Haryana "poisoned" Yamuna water. He alleged that Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar mismanaged the Delhi Assembly elections and did not act on violations of the Model Code of Conduct. The …

EC asks Kejriwal not to mix issue of increased ammonia in Yamuna with allegation of river poisoning
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2 months ago

EC asks Kejriwal not to mix issue of increased ammonia in Yamuna with allegation of river poisoning

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Amidst the ongoing controversy over the accusations of “poison” being mixed in the Yamuna waters, the Election Commission, in a fresh notice on Thursday, asked AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal “not to mix the issue of increased ammonia in Yamuna with his allegation of river poisoning”, and asked him to explain his charges against the Haryana government by 11 …

ECI asks Arvind Kejriwal to give evidence for his “Haryana poisoning Yamuna” claim, Kejriwal acttacks CEC Rajiv Kumar in response
2 months ago

ECI asks Arvind Kejriwal to give evidence for his “Haryana poisoning Yamuna” claim, Kejriwal acttacks CEC Rajiv Kumar in response

Op India  

Former Chief Minister of Delhi and Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal has come at loggerheads with the Election Commission of India over his recent “Haryana poisoning Yamuna” claim. On Thursday, the ECI issued another notice to Kejriwal for his incendiary remarks against another state as he accused Haryana of poisoning Yamuna River which is a major source of water …

AAP's Saurabh Bharadwaj challenges Haryana CM to drink water from drain no 6
2 months ago

AAP's Saurabh Bharadwaj challenges Haryana CM to drink water from drain no 6

Hindustan Times  

Delhi Minister and AAP candidate from the Greater Kailash Assembly seat, Saurabh Bharadwaj, on Thursday, dared Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini to drink water from drain number 6, which is allegedly releasing toxic industrial waste into the Yamuna River. On Thursday, Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini was challenged by Delhi Minister and AAP contender for the Greater Kailash …

AAP leaders to bring contaminated Yamuna water to BJP HQ after Kejriwal's remark
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2 months ago

AAP leaders to bring contaminated Yamuna water to BJP HQ after Kejriwal's remark

Hindustan Times  

Aam Aadmi Party leaders are set to visit the BJP headquarters on Thursday, carrying samples of contaminated Yamuna water from Haryana, reported news agency ANI. AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal alleged that Yamuna's water was poisonous and accused the BJP-led Haryana government of genocide AAP has alleged that the water in the river, flowing from Haryana, contains 7 ppm of ammonia, …

ECI asks Kejriwal to substantiate Yamuna ‘poisoning’ claim or face action
2 months ago

ECI asks Kejriwal to substantiate Yamuna ‘poisoning’ claim or face action

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: The election commission of India on Thursday wrote to AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal, stating that his responses have been “completely silent” in substantiating his claim of Haryana “poisoning” the Yamuna river. The commission has sought “pointed replies” to five questions The commission also said that, prima facie, Kejriwal’s allegations about the poisoning of the Yamuna river was found …

'Yamuna Ammonia Issue Should Not Be Mixed With Poisoning Claims': EC To Kejriwal
2 months ago

'Yamuna Ammonia Issue Should Not Be Mixed With Poisoning Claims': EC To Kejriwal

ABP News  

The Election Commission has asked Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal not to conflate the issue of increased ammonia levels in the Yamuna with his allegations of mass poisoning, which he equated to an act of war between two nations. The ECI remarked in response to Kejriwal's assertion that the elevated ammonia levels in Yamuna water were part of a …

Yamuna River poisoning row ahead of Assembly elections: A 30-year timeline of Delhi vs Haryana feud
2 months ago

Yamuna River poisoning row ahead of Assembly elections: A 30-year timeline of Delhi vs Haryana feud

Live Mint  

Delhi Election 2025: The Yamuna River – once a lifeline of the national capital – is at the centre of a war of words between political parties – days ahead of voting for assembly elections. Soon after Saini shared a video of him sipping Yamuna water on X, Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal accused him of "pretending" to drink …

Yamuna poisoning row | Election Commission asks Kejriwal not to mix increased ammonia levels with poisoning
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2 months ago

Yamuna poisoning row | Election Commission asks Kejriwal not to mix increased ammonia levels with poisoning

The Hindu  

The Election Commission of India on Thursday wrote to Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal, asking him to not mix the issue of increased Ammonia levels in Yamuna water with that of poisoning. The ECI also said that Mr. Kejriwal’s response to their previous letter on the charges does not specify any evidence regarding poisoning of river Yamuna. Delhi Assembly …

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