Delhi floods: Himanta Biswa Sarma slams Arvind Kejriwal, Atishi Marlena for taking part in politics
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On Sunday (July 11), BJP chief and Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma took a dig at Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) politicians for blaming different States for flooding in Delhi and Punjab.
In a tweet, he stated, “Every year, we receive water from Bhutan, Arunachal, and even from China. We face floods with brave hearts. We experience pain and misery beyond human imagination, yet we do not blame others.”
Himanta Biswa Sarma emphasised, “Because we know that nature does not recognise geography.” The growth comes days after outstanding AAP leaders corresponding to Atishi Marlena, and Arvind Kejriwal blamed Haryana for flooding within the National Capital.
Every 12 months, we obtain water from Bhutan, Arunachal, and even from China. We face floods with courageous hearts. We expertise ache and distress past human creativeness, but we don’t blame others. Because we all know that nature doesn’t acknowledge geography.#delhiflood
— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) July 16, 2023
The Background of the Controversy
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)-run-governments in Delhi and Punjab have resorted to political blame video games after they failed to organize for the catastrophic floods prematurely.
AAP supremo and Delhi CM, Arvind Kejriwal, has now blamed the Haryana authorities for placing the National Capital in such a deadly scenario. As per studies, he has accused the BJP-ruled State of releasing water from the Hathnikund barrage and flooding Delhi.
My letter to Union Home Minister on Yamuna flood ranges… pic.twitter.com/dqDMLWuIfe
— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) July 12, 2023
On Wednesday (July 12), he wrote a letter to the Union Home Ministry and blamed the scenario on the Haryana authorities as an alternative of the incessant rain. Similar claims have been made by AAP chief Atishi Marlena.
“It is a big question why all the water from Hathnikund Barrage was being released only for Delhi. Not a single drop of water was released into the canals going to UP and Haryana from there. Haryana will have to answer for this. Can the flood situation in Delhi have been avoided?” she hinted at a bigger conspiracy of the BJP govt.
#WATCH | Yamuna river water is receding, the individuals of Delhi will get reduction within the subsequent 12 hours…It is an enormous query why all of the water from Hathnikund Barrage was being launched just for Delhi. Not a single drop of water was launched into the canals going to UP and Haryana… pic.twitter.com/Zlb5i77Bqg
— ANI (@ANI) July 15, 2023
Meanwhile, Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann claimed that the Centre, via the Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB), was scheduled to launch 20000 cusecs of water into the Sutlej River and the scenario was averted solely after the federal government’s objection.
Another Punjab Minister named Chetan Singh Jauramajra accused the Haryana authorities of being liable for waterlogging in a number of villages of Punjab. He claimed that the Manohar Khattar-led-government failed to wash a siphon within the Ghaggar River on the Hansi-Butana canal stretch on time.
Himanta Biswa Sarma thus took potshots on the AAP governments for failing to regulate the scenario and as an alternative passing on the blame to different states.
