New Delhi, November 17: Union minister and senior BJP leader Meenakashi Lekhi on Friday took a veiled swipe at Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal over the issue of pollution in Yamuna, and said if the "Dilli ke Malik' had "stepped out of his Sheesh Mahal" he would have seen this mess. Interacting with reporters, she wished people observing the four-day Chhath Puja which got underway on Friday. 'Warning or Threat?' Asks Congress After Meenakshi Lekhi's 'Tumhare Ghar Na ED Aajaye' Jab in Lok Sabha During Debate Over Delhi Ordinance Bill 2023 (Watch Video)
Asked about, many devotees having to stand in polluted and frothing water to perform rituals in the river, Lekhi said, "The water system that is not there, that disorder..sewage, waste flows into Yamuna, detergent... There is no means for septic tank, no way to segregate it, and entire filth goes into Yamuna, which is the reason for Yamuna's pollution". Israel-Hamas War: Modi Government in Touch With Israel, Gaza Authorities for Safety of Indians There, Says Union Minister Meenakshi Lekhi
Meenkashi Lekhi Takes Veiled Swipe at Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal
#WATCH | Delhi: On Chhath Puja, Union Minister Meenakashi Lekhi says, "My greetings to all those who celebrate the festival of Chhath... The Yamuna River is polluted as we all know. The reasons for the pollution are related to water... The sewage waste goes directly into the… pic.twitter.com/yHazctqalM
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Without naming Kejriwal, she then took a dig at him, saying, "The one who is the 'master of Delhi' ('Dilli ke Malik hain), perhaps not aware of this mess, because if he had stepped out of his 'grand residence' ('Sheesh Mahal'), he would have seen this mess".
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