FIR filed against Arvind Kejriwal ahead of Delhi polls
What's the story
An FIR has been filed against former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and unidentified members of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Shahabad over his allegations that Haryana is poisoning the Yamuna waters.
The case was filed at the Shahabad Police Station in Kurukshetra district on a court order under various sections of the Bharatiya National Security (BNS).
The complaint was filed by one Jagmohan Manchanda.
Controversial statements
Kejriwal's remarks on Yamuna water quality stir controversy
Speaking to reporters last Monday, Kejriwal alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Haryana had done "something that may never have been done in history."
He said that the BJP had added a poisonous substance, believed to be referring to ammonia, to the Yamuna.
"Delhi get drinking water from Haryana and Uttar Pradesh...but the Haryana government has mixed poison...it is only due to the vigilance of our Delhi Jal Board engineers that this water was stopped," Kejriwal said.
Court
Kejriwal summoned by court
Following the allegations, the Haryana government decided to file a legal case against Kejriwal.
"Kejriwal wilfully and deliberately made false alarms regarding poisoning of water by the government of Haryana in Yamuna...leading to panic in the area," the FIR read.
Kejriwal was then asked to appear before the Chief Judicial Magistrate's Court court in Sonipat on February 17.
"If he does not appear...on next date of hearing...further proceedings shall be conducted in accordance with the law," the court said.
Election overview
Delhi Assembly elections and AAP's internal issues
The trouble for the AAP chief comes as his city goes to the polls on February 5.
The AAP is eyeing a hat-trick after winning the last two elections in 2015 and 2020.
The BJP and Congress are also in the fray, making it a three-cornered contest.
The BJP has not been in power in Delhi for 27 years, while the Congress ruled for three terms under former chief minister Sheila Dikshit from 1998 to 2013.