The EC asked Arvind Kejriwal to answer a series of questions, including what kind of ‘poison’ was used, by whom it was detected, and how and where it was found. Poll Panel Raps Arvind Kejriwal In “Yamuna Poisoned” Row, He Hits BackThe EC asked Arvind Kejriwal to answer a series of questions, including what kind of ‘poison’ was used, by whom it was detected, and how and where it was found.
“Drink if you dare” was Arvind Kejriwal’s dramatic response to the Election Commission’s demand for proof to back claims the BJP’s Haryana government attempted “genocide” by mixing “poison” in Yamuna water supplied to Delhi. We have four bottles. I will send one to each one of them. Please drink and show us. Then we will believe,” he said, pointing to a row of plastic bottles filled with Yamuna water.
It also sought answers to five questions, including what kind of ‘poison’ was used, who detected its presence, and how and where it was found. In its letter, the poll body dismissed last night’s submission – a social media post in which Mr. Kejriwal cited Delhi Jal Board data that said ammonia levels in the Yamuna had reached critical levels and that it was “extremely poisonous for human health.”
The EC acknowledged receipt of claims of a “sharp increase in ammonia levels in the water” but indicated it would not concern itself with the AAP’s allegations of a “deliberate act of water terrorism.” This issue, it said, would be left to the “competence and discretion of governments.”
Instead, the poll body slammed the former Delhi Chief Minister for being “entirely silent. On your widely circulated. Statement of ‘poisoning of Yamuna by Government of Haryana with intention to cause genocide in Delhi’ (and) equating it with an act of war between two nations”.
The EC also said that these comments had been found to ” promote disharmony and enmity between different groups and overall public disorder and unrest” prima facie.
