BJP President Virendra Sachdeva said at a press conference today that when the Aam Aadmi Party was in power, it never tired of boasting about its models of health, education, and development but today, the people of Delhi and the country have witnessed a model of their political frustration that has left the entire Purvanchal (eastern) community in Delhi astonished — wondering why the AAP leadership is so opposed to the development of natural Chhath Puja ghats on the Yamuna by the Delhi BJP government. The press conference was conducted by Delhi BJP Media Head Shri Praveen Shankar Kapoor in the presence of Media Relations Head Shri Vikram Mittal.
Ensure cleanliness and sanitation
Virendra Sachdeva said that today, the people of Delhi saw AAP’s Delhi President Saurabh Bhardwaj absurdly objecting to the cleaning of Vasudev Ghat on the Yamuna and to the availability of clean water there. He further stated that while opposition parties across the country have often raised concerns about a lack of development or about unclean religious sites, Saurabh Bhardwaj’s act of objecting to the cleaning of the Yamuna through a live video was the first-ever instance of an opposition party protesting against the government’s effort to ensure cleanliness and sanitation.
AAP leadership is in panic
The Delhi BJP President added that the Kejriwal government held political prejudice against the Bihari community, and as a result, Kejriwal imposed a ban on Chhath Puja on the Yamuna banks from 2018 to 2024 — without any written judicial or administrative order. Now, when Mrs. Rekha Gupta’s government, in just eight months, has completed the basic cleaning of the Yamuna and made natural ghats available for devotees, the AAP leadership is in panic.
Virendra Sachdeva reiterated the two direct questions for AAP:
1. On what administrative grounds did the AAP government ban Chhath Puja on the Yamuna banks in Delhi from 2018 to 2024 ?
2. Why does the AAP leadership object to Mrs. Rekha Gupta’s government ensuring cleanliness and clean water at the Yamuna ghats ?
Conducting the press conference, Delhi BJP Media Head Shri Praveen Shankar Kapoor said that when AAP leader Saurabh Bhardwaj posted about making a “big revelation” on X, he had replied with:
“Be ready at 11:30 for the latest edition of Saurabh Bhardwaj’s fabricated stories.”
He added with a proverb:
“They dug a mountain and found a dead mouse.”
When Saurabh Bhardwaj went live after 11:30 and ended up objecting to cleanliness measures for Chhath Puja, he made himself a laughing
