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In a missive to erstwhile Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Lieutenant-Governor (L-G) V.K. Saxena connected Tuesday criticised the erstwhile Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) authorities for not taking “adequate measures” to forestall contamination successful the aerial and successful the Yamuna stream successful the past 11 years.
The Opposition enactment deed back, terming L-G’s determination arsenic “letter theatrics”.
The L-G said Mr. Kejriwal was attempting to clasp the BJP government, which has been successful bureau for the past 10 months, responsible. “You are trying to bog down a authorities of 10 months, which is moving to code issues inherited from your tenure,” the missive read.
AAP spokesperson Anurag Dhanda alleged that the L-G was trying to “divert the attraction from the government’s nonaccomplishment to power pollution”.
‘Blocked my number’
The L-G besides claimed that Mr. Kejriwal stopped communicating with him aft the February Assembly election. “I could person spoken to you successful idiosyncratic oregon connected the phone, but you did not conscionable maine aft the predetermination and blocked my number,” Mr. Saxena wrote.
He said AAP had not reflected connected its decision and continued to rise allegations connected nationalist issues. He mentioned that mediocre roadworthy conditions, drainage problems, garbage accumulation and aerial contamination developed during the AAP’s 11-year rule.
Mr. Saxena besides alleged that the AAP authorities discontinued play furniture meetings. He said argumentation and administrative decisions were taken done circulation, which constricted treatment and deliberation.
‘Yamuna cleaning neglected’
He besides blamed the AAP authorities for the information of the Yamuna stream and Delhi’s drainage system. “Yamuna and the drains of Delhi suffered owed to neglect for 11 years,” Mr. Saxena wrote, adding that repeated claims of cleaning the stream did not effect successful improvement.
He said the sewer lines and drains had not been desilted for much than a decade, starring to blockages and flooding successful respective areas.
AAP spokesperson Ghanendra Bhardwaj said that during Mr. Kejriwal’s tenure, the L-G regularly objected to authorities decisions. “At a clip erstwhile radical are questioning the Delhi authorities astir steps taken successful the past 10 months to trim pollution, the L-G has remained silent,” helium said.
