Delhi BJP Chief Hospitalized After Yamuna Submergence | Latest Delhi News

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Delhi unit president Virendra Sachdeva was admitted to Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital on Saturday morning for skin rashes and shortness of breath, two days after he took a dip in the Yamuna to highlight pollution levels in river, Delhi BJP said.

The party added that Sachdeva had no previous problems with shortness of breath and rashes. Doctors examined the Delhi BJP chief at RML, prescribed medicine for three days and discharged him at 10 pm, party leaders said.

“For me, cleaning the Yamuna before Chhath Puja is more important than my health and today I am happy that my plunge into the Yamuna has sparked widespread criticism of the Kejriwal government’s corruption and negligence under the guise of cleaning the Yamuna. As soon as I recover, I will visit Chief Minister Atishi to demand cleaning of Yamuna before Chhath Puja,” said Sachdeva.

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New Delhi MP Bansuri Swaraj said Sachdeva’s immersion in the river had shaken the AAP government. “AAP’s deception on the cleanliness of the Yamuna became evident when Sachdeva invited Arvind Kejriwal and Atishi to visit the Yamuna, but neither turned up. The AAP government has done nothing but politicize the issue of cleaning the Yamuna in the last decade. Once the BJP comes to power, a Yamuna cleanliness tribunal will be set up to ensure continuous cleaning efforts,” Swaraj said.

Meanwhile, Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai said BJP is making a drama out of this issue. “BJP is a polluting party. He understands that only by making drama can pollution be reduced. I think all governments and parties need to work together to fight pollution. I wish Sachdeva a speedy recovery but please stop the drama. When I was making the winter action plan, I had written a letter to the Delhi BJP president, but so far, no suggestion has come. His drama continues and our work continues,” Rai said.

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Politics over the polluted river has intensified in the past week. Chhath will be celebrated between November 5 and 8 and involves devotees offering prayers to the Sun while standing in knee-deep water. Scenes of Chhath devotees standing in the frothy, polluted waters of the Yamuna near Kalindi Kunj have sparked public outrage in recent years. Every year, political parties blame each other for the toxic industrial pollutants in the river.