Haryana begins process to file FIR against Arvind Kejriwal for claims about Yamuna water poisoning

The Bharatiya Janata Party government in Haryana on Tuesday said it has initiated the process of filing a case against Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal for his claims that it was poisoning water from the Yamuna river being supplied to Delhi, The Indian Express reported.

“An FIR has been sent to be registered under Sections 2(d) and 54 of the Disaster Management Act for spreading misinformation and creating panic among the people of Delhi and Haryana,” ANI quoted state Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Vipul Goel as saying.

While Section 2(d) of the Act defines what constitutes a disaster, Section 54 makes punishable the act of circulating false disaster warnings or alarms that cause panic.

“He [Kejriwal] should be ashamed of himself for making such irresponsible statements,” Goel said. “The Cabinet ministers and the prime minister of the country also drink the same water.”

On Monday, Kejriwal shared a video on social media of Delhi Chief Minister Atishi alleging a conspiracy by the BJP to poison the drinking water in Delhi. “All of us Delhiites together will fail this conspiracy of BJP,” Kejriwal said.

The BJP denied the Aam Aadmi Party chief’s allegations and accused him of trying to “spread fear and anarchy” among the residents of Delhi ahead of the Assembly elections, which are scheduled…

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