‘Will Go On Indefinite Fast If Water Crisis Not Resolved’: Atishi Writes to PM Modi

New Delhi: Delhi minister and Aam Ami Party leer Atishi has written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday, June 19, urging to resolve water crisis. She said that she will observe an indefinite fast from June 21 if situation is not resolved. Atishi said y have written multiple letters to Haryana government to resolve issue. 

Amid ongoing heatwave, national capital is reeling under acute water crisis. Every morning people can be seen standing in queues, holding onto cans and buckets to fill water from tankers visiting ir area. visuals are common in Vasant Vihar, Geeta Colony and Okhla among or residential so cities of capital city.

"Today I have written a letter to Prime Minister saying that 28 lakh people in Delhi are not getting water. I have requested that he should help provide water as soon as possible...If people of Delhi do not get ir rightful share of water by 21st, n I will be forced to do a Satyagraha..." said Atishi while dressing a press conference on Wednesday. 

Delhi's Aam Ami Party government has blamed neighbouring states like Haryana and Uttar Presh for water crisis in national capital. Haryana has conveyed its incapacity to provide ditional water supplies to Delhi after AAP government requested it to provide water on “humanitarian grounds” amidst current water crisis. Upper Yamuna River Board h vised Delhi and Haryana to hold a bilateral meeting and consider wher Haryana could give extra water to Delhi. 

BJP Blames AAP 

Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva alleged that "dirty politics" of AAP is responsible for water crisis in city. BJP's Delhi unit held a demonstration against AAP government on Wednesday, calling for Kejriwal's resignation. 

Sachdeva said that water ft and leaking pipeline system, which should have been fixed over past 10 years, remain unresolved while Atishi continues to blame Haryana and BJP to hide her shortcomings.