Delhi govt alleges plot to dump dead fish in Yamuna ahead of Chhath Puja

Dead fish dumped in Yamuna to malign Delhi govt? Department seeks FIR ahead of Chhath

NEW DELHI: Rekha Gupta-led Delhi government has alleged that unidentified persons are dumping dead fish into the Yamuna to damage its image ahead of the Chhath Puja and has sought the registration of an FIR in the matter.In a letter to the Station House Officer (SHO) of Sonia Vihar, the Irrigation and Flood Control Department requested police action over the alleged dumping.In its complaint, the department alleged that unknown persons were dumping dead fish into the river to tarnish the image of the Delhi government.

The development comes amid a political exchange over the cleanliness of the Yamuna, with BJP MP Manoj Tiwari recently taking a dip in the river to demonstrate that its pollution levels had declined.Tiwari took a dip in the Yamuna on Thursday, claiming that the river's pollution load had reduced by half over the past year due to cleaning efforts undertaken by the Delhi government. He also said that people could once again celebrate Chhath Puja in the river, news agency PTI reported.Reacting to Tiwari's claims, AAP Delhi president Saurabh Bharadwaj criticised the BJP, saying that the 26-km stretch of the Yamuna from Palla to Wazirabad had historically been relatively clean."These BJP frauds know nothing about Delhi. It is well known that 26km stretch of Yamuna river from Palla to Wazirabad has always been comparatively clean. It was cleaner during AAP govt even as per DPCC reports," Bharadwaj wrote on X.