On Sunday, the BJP denounced the AAP government for being “engrossed” in a “air-conditioned Satyagraha,” calling it “drama,” while the number of heat-related deaths in Delhi kept rising.
Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva claimed that the AAP leaders were making “petty political statements” rather than doing action to stop these fatalities, which the people of Delhi were dealing with in addition to a water problem.
“This’ll be the first Satyagraha movement in Indian history where the Satyagrahi comes only to pose for photos in front of the media and then disappears. This fact is clearly revealed in some videos received from there, showing a special meter on the wall of another’s house in the service of Ms. Atishi, and four 4-tonne ACs are running there,” Sachdeva said.
“As the Water Minister of Delhi, Ms Atishi has a duty to try to alleviate the water crisis in Delhi, fix the leakages, but she is trying to evade it… whether it is Saurabh Bharadwaj, Sanjay Singh, or Atishi, all are accusing the Haryana government of not supplying water, while the Haryana government and their officials have proven… that they are supplying more water to Delhi than the stipulated amount,” he added.
“There is no drinking water in Delhi for the poor, no measures to prevent heatwave, and no health facilities, while Delhi ministers are busy with jail, bail, and Satyagraha,” Sachdeva added.
Delhi Congress president Devender Yadav, meanwhile, termed Atishi’s fast “political showmanship”. “It is ironic that while lakhs of residents of Delhi are thirsting for every drop of potable water, Atishi has been shown drinking a glass of clean water in her dharna tent, which is a clear indication that those in power are not affected by the water crisis, but only the poor and the common people are,” Yadav said.
