Archive · 2 Nov 2025
AAP and BJP Clash Over Yamuna Pollution After Chhath Puja
Imagine Delhi has a river that's usually very dirty.
During a big festival called Chhath Puja, one political party, AAP, says that another party, the BJP, secretly put in a pipe to make a small part of the river look clean with filtered water.
This made it seem like the river was clean for the people celebrating the festival.
After the festival was over, AAP says the BJP took the pipe away, and now the river is dirty again, just like before.
The BJP says that AAP is just admitting the river is back to how it was when AAP was in charge.
They also claim the river is actually a little cleaner now than it was under AAP.
AAP leader Saurabh Bharadwaj accused the BJP of dismantling a pipeline that secretly supplied filtered water to create an artificial 'fake Yamuna' at Vasudev Ghat for Chhath Puja.
Bharadwaj alleged that the Yamuna has now returned to its polluted state, filled with sewage, after the alleged dismantling of the artificial setup.
The Delhi BJP spokesperson Praveen Shankar Kapoor retorted that AAP's statement admits the Yamuna has returned to the condition it was left in during AAP's governance.
Kapoor claimed that the Yamuna is currently 25-30% cleaner compared to the final months of the AAP government's rule.
The political parties are clashing over the river's pollution levels following the conclusion of the Chhath festival.
- Who
- Saurabh Bharadwaj (AAP) and the Delhi BJP
- What
- Sparring over pollution levels in the Yamuna river, with AAP accusing the BJP of creating a 'fake Yamuna' for Chhath Puja and subsequently dismantling it, while BJP claims AAP is admitting the river is back to its prior polluted state.
- When
- Days after the conclusion of Chhath Puja, specifically on a Sunday.
- Where
- Vasudev Ghat, Delhi
- Why
- AAP alleges the BJP created a deceptive artificial clean river for the festival and then hid the evidence by dismantling it. The BJP counters that AAP is acknowledging the river's natural polluted state, which they claim is an improvement from when AAP governed.
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) View
Delhi BJP View
Yamuna's Condition and Chhath Puja
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) View
The BJP secretly created an artificial 'fake Yamuna' using a hidden pipeline for Chhath Puja, and has now dismantled it, revealing the river's true polluted state which has returned after the festival.
Delhi BJP View
The AAP is admitting the Yamuna has returned to its old polluted state, which is the same condition AAP left it in; they claim the river is actually 25-30% cleaner now than during AAP's rule.
Government Actions and Responsibility
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) View
The BJP's actions were deceptive and aimed at creating an illusion of a clean river, with the subsequent dismantling an attempt to erase evidence.
Delhi BJP View
The current government has made commendable efforts to clean the Yamuna, and any return to pollution is due to the previous AAP government's inaction or mismanagement.
- Accuser
- Saurabh Bharadwaj (Aam Aadmi Party - AAP)
- Accused
- BJP-led Delhi government
- Location of Allegation
- Vasudev Ghat, Delhi
- Allegation by AAP
- BJP secretly dismantled a pipeline that supplied filtered water to create an artificial clean section ('fake Yamuna') for Chhath Puja.
- Alleged Consequence
- The Yamuna has returned to its polluted state after the festival.
- Response by BJP
- AAP is admitting the river has returned to the state it was left in during AAP's rule; claims Yamuna is 25-30% cleaner now.
