New Delhi, January 29: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday, January 29 replied to Election of Commission of India (ECI) over allegations against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led party in Haryana of poisoning Yamuna. Election Commission on Tuesday, January 28 asked Arvind Kejriwal to provide evidence over his claims that BJP is poisoning Yamuna River in Haryana.

In his reply to the Election Commission, Arvind Kejriwal said that his Yamuna water remark was in context of public health crisis due to drinking water quality in Delhi.

He further said, "Statements on Yamuna water were made to highlight severe toxicity, contamination of raw water received from Haryana."

He also said, "Raw water received from Haryana recently highly contaminated and extremely poisonous for human health. Contamination in raw water from Haryana so extreme that treatment plants in Delhi unable to process it within safe limits."

Arvind Kejriwal's clarification over his remarks came after Sonipat court summoned AAP chief on February 17 over his "poison in Yamuna" remark.