Yamuna pollution has become a hot-button issue in the Delhi elections 2025, with both the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) trading barbs over the issue. AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal has accused the BJP of deliberately polluting the Yamuna river by mixing “poison” (ammonia) into the water supply, risking the health of Delhi’s residents ¹.
The BJP has hit back, calling Kejriwal’s allegations “blatantly false and disgusting” and threatening legal action. Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini has also accused Kejriwal of being a “disaster for Delhi” and predicted that voters would reject the AAP in the upcoming election ¹.
The cleanliness of the Yamuna has long been a contentious issue in Delhi politics. Kejriwal had promised to transform the polluted river into a clean, drinkable water source ahead of the 2020 election, but this promise remains unfulfilled. The BJP has seized on Kejriwal’s admission of failure, with Union Home Minister Amit Shah mocking him for not fulfilling his promise ¹.
The Election Commission has stepped in, seeking a detailed report from the Haryana government on the issue. With the Delhi Assembly election nearing, the Yamuna pollution issue is likely to remain a key point of contention between the AAP and the BJP.
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