Chhath puja: BJP MP dares CM to stop him from celebrating at Yamuna ghat

 The politics over Chhath Puja in the national capital continues with BJP MP Parvesh Verma challenging Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to stop him from celebrating the festival at the ghat on the Yamuna banks at ITO. 

“I will be accompanied by Purvanchali brothers and sisters and we will clean the Chhath ghat at ITO and start the puja. I challenge Mr. Kejriwal to stop us if he can,” Mr. Verma said in a video statement.

He added that it was unacceptable that Kejriwal had banned Chhath Puja on the Yamuna banks this year. 

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The Aam Aadmi Party said it was the BJP, through the office of the Lieutenant-Governor, who is also the chairperson of the Delhi Disaster Management Authority, prohibited the use of Chhath ghats on the Yamuna banks. 

The tussle has been going on with AAP alleging that the BJP is not allowing preparations for Chhath at the sites where the land is under the control of the Delhi Development Authority and the municipal corporations.