AAP accuses Delhi Govt of cosmetic clean-up as Yamuna foam resurfaces

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Friday accused the Delhi government, led by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), of a “cosmetic cleanup” of the Yamuna river after a new episode of toxic foam formation near Kalindi Kunj.

The allegation came from AAP Delhi president Saurabh Bharadwaj, who shared a video on the social media platform X around 7 a.m. showing thick white foam on the river. In his post, he predicted that the BJP government would “panic and begin spraying chemicals” to hide the pollution.

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Bharadwaj shared a second video showing several boats on the river, with personnel spraying substances to dissolve the foam. He claimed the government was using defoaming chemicals that the BJP had previously called poisonous.

“The BJP government has deployed several boats to dump the same chemicals into the Yamuna that it once called poisonous,” Bharadwaj stated. He argued that removing the foam does not address the underlying pollution, asserting that “the truth is visible to the naked eye.”

The incident highlights the ongoing political dispute over the condition of the Yamuna. The BJP-led government has previously claimed significant progress in cleaning the river, while opposition parties have consistently challenged these assertions.

Bharadwaj challenged Chief Minister Rekha Gupta and her ministers to publicly drink a litre of Yamuna water if they genuinely believe the river is clean.