Delhi BJP chief hospitalised days after taking dip in polluted Yamuna, complaints of breathlessness
Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva has been hospitalised just two days after taking a dip in the heavily polluted water of the Yamuna River.
PTC News Desk: Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva has been hospitalised just two days after taking a dip in the heavily polluted water of the Yamuna River. The BJP leader on Saturday was hospitalised after complaints of breathing difficulty and skin rashes.
Sachdeva was admitted to Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital (RML). Previously, he was checked by doctors at the RML hospital, who prescribed him medication for three days.
On Thursday, the BJP leader took a dip in the polluted Yamuna and criticised former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for his "failure" to keep his vow to clean it by 2025.
He "sought forgiveness" for the "corruption" of the Delhi government, alleging that funds designated for river cleaning were looted. He also vowed to set up a Yamuna Cleaning Authority if the BJP wins the next Delhi Assembly elections.
On Wednesday, Sachdeva challenged Kejriwal to take a dip in the river, claiming that he had promised the people of Delhi that he would clean it by Chhath puja 2025 so they could bathe there.
Ahead of the Purvanchali festival of Chhath, which takes place days after Diwali, the ruling AAP and the BJP have been fighting about high pollution and hazardous froth in the river.
The BJP had put up a platform at the Chhath Ghat, complete with two chairs for Delhi Chief Minister Atishi and her predecessor Arvind Kejriwal, as well as a red carpet to greet them.
"We waited for them, but they did not arrive at the scheduled time of 10 a.m. The Delhi BJP president, after waiting for half an hour, took a bath in the river to highlight its distress," Delhi BJP spokesperson Praveen Shankar Kapoor.
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) blamed Sachdeva for engaging in "theatrics" and telling "lies," all of which fell flat.