BJP and Congress protest over Delhi water crisis: ‘AAP sheltering water thieves and tanker mafia’

“Arvind Kejriwal and his government are solely responsible for Delhiites not getting water today. By sheltering water thieves and the tanker mafia, AAP legislators have turned water into a business, regardless of whether the people of Delhi get any or not,” Virendra Sachdeva alleged at Krishna Nagar which was one of the 52 locations where the BJP held protests at.

“If water theft and leakage are stopped in Delhi, every resident will get sufficient water, but Aam Aadmi Party legislators have no sympathy for the people of Delhi; they only care about their hefty earnings,” he added.

Delhi Congress president Devender Yadav wrote to L-G Saxena alleging that no action had been taken regarding the “significant water wastage” because of which taps across the city had run dry in extreme heat.

“The Delhi Jal Board (DJB) and Delhi Police have not taken any action against the guilty, as water theft from DJB pipes has become a regular feature in many parts of Delhi. Water theft happens due to the collusion of the tanker mafia with ruling party politicians, who aid and abet water pilferage,” Yadav alleged.

Last week, Yadav complained to the Central Vigilance Commissioner regarding an alleged loss of Rs. 17,575 crore to DJB, due to water leakage, between 2015-16 and 2022-23 demanding a probe into the “nexus between corrupt officials and politicians in this DJB scam”.