Delhi BJP chief admitted to hospital days after taking dip in ‘toxic’ Yamuna
PTI, Oct 26, 2024, 6:38 PM IST
Delhi BJP chief Virendra Sachdeva was admitted to the RML Nursing Home on Saturday with complaints of itching and breathing difficulties, two days after he took a dip in the heavily-polluted Yamuna to highlight the alleged failure of the AAP government to clean the river.
On Thursday, Sachdeva took a dip in the Yamuna at the Chhath Ghat and slammed former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for his “failure” to fulfil his promise to clean the river by 2025.
After taking the dip, Sachdeva faced skin rashes and slight discomfort in breathing for which he was examined at the RML Hospital where the doctors prescribed him medicines for three days.
VIDEO | Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva (@Virend_Sachdeva) takes a dip in Yamuna River at ITO Ghat during party’s protest against the AAP government over the issue of pollution. #DelhiNews #DelhiPollution #YamunaRiver
(Full video available on PTI Videos -… pic.twitter.com/YTqRXVBAEg
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) October 24, 2024
However, on Saturday morning, the BJP leader was admitted to the RML Nursing Home after he complained of itching and breathlessness.
He doesn’t have any past history of similar problems, Delhi BJP media cell said in a statement.
PHOTO | Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva (@Virend_Sachdeva) was admitted to RML Nursing Home earlier today following ‘skin infection and breathing difficulties’.
Source: Third Party pic.twitter.com/UggwTafp5T
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) October 26, 2024
Wishing Sachdeva a speedy recovery, senior AAP leader and Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai said that BJP leaders should now realise that their “theatrics” will not clean the river.
On Thursday, Sachdeva “apologised” to Yamuna for the AAP government’s “failure” in cleaning its water, promising to form a separate authority for its rejuvenation if the BJP wins the Assembly elections scheduled in Delhi next year.
The politics over Yamuna intensified in Delhi after a layer of toxic froth appeared on the river surface due to heavy contents of pollutants, leading to a squabble between the ruling AAP and the opposition BJP.
The war of words has become even more intense in view of the upcoming Chhath festival that is widely celebrated in Delhi-NCR by the Purvanchali people.
Before the imposition of a ban, a large number of women used to gather along the banks of Yamuna during Chhath to worship the Sun god in knee-deep waters of the river.
The AAP leaders have been claiming that the toxic froth in Yamuna at Kalindikunj has been caused by the release of millions of gallons of untreated industrial waste-water into the river from drains in Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, both BJP-ruled states.
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