The Election Commission of India on Monday asked Haryana to provide a factual report on allegations made by Delhi Chief Minister Atishi about ammonia levels in the water supply from the neighbouring state.
The chief ministers of Delhi and Punjab moved the Election Commission (EC) on Monday, alleging higher ammonia levels in the water supplied from Haryana to the national capital to adversely impact supply during the ongoing Assembly elections process.
According to the sources, the EC directed the Haryana government to submit a factual report on the matter by noon on Tuesday.
At a press conference here, Atishi alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is deliberately disrupting Delhi's water supply in a bid to sway public opinion in its favour.
"The BJP is heading towards a historic loss in the national capital. In its bewilderment, it is resorting to tactics, such as stopping the water supply. Haryana is intentionally draining industrial waste into the Yamuna to harm the people of Delhi and influence the election outcome unfairly," she alleged.
The chief minister highlighted that the presence of ammonia in the Yamuna water has skyrocketed to 7.2 ppm, an unprecedented level. She claimed that this contamination has caused disruptions in the operation of water treatment plants across Delhi, further exacerbating the crisis.
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Echoing similar sentiments, AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal said in a post in Hindi on X, "There is no bigger sin than making people go thirsty. For its dirty politics, the BJP wants to keep the people of Delhi thirsty. BJP workers from Haryana are mixing poison in the water and sending it to Delhi. If people in Delhi drink this water, many will die. Can anything be more disgusting than this? The poison that is being mixed in the water cannot even be cleaned in water treatment plants. For the safety of the people of Delhi, the water supply has to be stopped in many areas."
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) wants to cause as little trouble to citizens as possible, while those associated with the BJP want to commit a "mass murder" of the people of Delhi, "but we will not let this happen at all", Kejriwal said.
The 70-member Delhi Assembly goes to the polls on February 5 and the votes will be counted on February 8.
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