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Yamuna Pollution Battle: BJP Slams AAP's "Political Self-Goal" on River Cleanup

The Delhi BJP has strongly criticized AAP leader Saurabh Bharadwaj for his statements about Yamuna pollution. BJP spokesperson Praveen Shankar Kapoor called Bharadwaj's remarks a "political self-goal" that exposes AAP's failures. Kapoor argued that Bharadwaj's admission about the Yamuna returning to its polluted state reveals the previous government's incompetence. The BJP leader also questioned AAP's consistency on pollution data manipulation claims between different administrations.

Key Points: Delhi BJP Accuses AAP of Lying About Yamuna Pollution Improvements

  • BJP accuses AAP leader of admitting Yamuna returned to polluted state
  • Kapoor calls Bharadwaj's statement a political self-goal
  • AAP criticized for river cleanup failure during 10-year rule
  • BJP highlights contradiction in AAP's pollution data manipulation claims
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Delhi BJP slams AAP for lying on improvement in Yamuna's condition

BJP spokesperson exposes AAP's contradictory claims on Yamuna cleanup, calling it a "political self-goal" that reveals previous government's failure.

"In his eagerness to spread falsehoods about the Yamuna cleaning efforts, Bharadwaj committed a major self-goal - Praveen Shankar Kapoor"

New Delhi, Nov 2

The Delhi BJP, on Sunday, lashed out at Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Saurabh Bharadwaj for his attempts to spread lies on the Rekha Gupta-led government's achievements in improving the condition of the polluted Yamuna and tackling air pollution.

Delhi BJP Spokesperson Praveen Shankar Kapoor said that in his attempt to run down the BJP government, Bharadwaj has admitted that the condition of the Yamuna was deplorable under his party's rule till January 2025.

"Driven by political malice, Saurabh Bharadwaj continues to play a game of truth and lies, denying the efforts of the Rekha Gupta government in cleaning the Yamuna and reducing air pollution," Kapoor added.

"In his eagerness to spread falsehoods about the Yamuna cleaning efforts, Bharadwaj committed a major self-goal when he said in a live video that the Yamuna has returned to its old polluted condition," he said.

The "old polluted condition" refers to the state in which the Arvind Kejriwal-Atishi government had left the Yamuna in January–February 2025, Kapoor added.

The Delhi BJP Spokesperson said AAP leader Bharadwaj's statement is an admission of the failure of the AAP government in cleaning the Yamuna despite in power for 10 years.

He has admitted that the river has returned to the same filthy condition in which the Kejriwal government had left it in January 2025.

The BJP Spokesman said AAP leader Bharadwaj's statement amounted to political self-goal.

He added that in politics, as in normal life, speaking too much often backfires, and today once again, Delhi's defeated and frustrated AAP Spokesman and leader Bharadwaj has "scored another political self-goal due to his habit of excessive talking".

Accusing the AAP leader of spreading lies, BJP leader Kapoor, in a message on X, said, "Brother Saurabh Bhardwaj ji, Today you are saying that pollution data is being manipulated by installing smog guns and sprinklers -- Brother, how did you forget that during your government's time, Environment Minister & self-proclaimed expert #GopalRai used to issue a data every morning saying that today the government has installed so many sprinklers and so many smog guns so that pollution can be reduced."

"@Saurabh_MLAgk brother, if today the government is manipulating pollution data by installing sprinklers, then why didn't this happen during your time? How much lies do you tell," BJP leader Kapoor said.

- IANS

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Rohit P
Finally someone is calling out AAP's hypocrisy! They ruled Delhi for 10 years and couldn't clean Yamuna, now they're criticizing others. BJP is right - this is a political self-goal by Bharadwaj.
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Arjun K
Yamuna cleaning should be beyond politics. Both parties have failed Delhiites. Instead of trading accusations, they should present concrete data and timelines for improvement. We deserve better governance.
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Sarah B
I'm an environmental researcher working in Delhi. The pollution data manipulation allegations are concerning. We need independent monitoring of both air and water quality to get the real picture. 🏭
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Karthik V
Why are we surprised? This is typical Delhi politics. Yamuna has been polluted for decades and every government makes promises. The real question is - when will we see actual results? 🤔
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Meera T
I remember when AAP came to power, they promised to clean Yamuna in 5 years. Now it's been 10 years and the river is still polluted. Kapoor has a point about AAP's failure.

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