The Election Commission on Thursday asked Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convenor Arvind Kejriwal not to mix the issue of increased ammonia in Yamuna with his allegation of river poisoning, and gave him a fresh opportunity to explain his charges against the Haryana government. Not satisfied with his reply on Wednesday, the EC asked him to provide factual evidence with specific and pointed response to the type, quantity, nature and manner of poisoning of Yamuna.

He was also asked to share details of engineers, location and methodology of detecting the ‘poison’ by Delhi Jal Board staff by Friday 11 am, failing which the Commission will be free to take appropriate decisions in the matter. Kejriwal had on Wednesday alleged that the Haryana government was ‘mixing poison’ in Yamuna. In the 14-page reply to the EC, he said if such ‘toxic water’ is allowed to be consumed by people, it would lead to grave health hazard and fatality.