Daijiworld Media Network- New Delhi

New Delhi, Jan 31: AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal reached the election commission office on Friday to submit his response to the poll body's notice regarding his "poison mixed in Yamuna water" remark.

Accompanied by Delhi Chief Minister Atishi and Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann, Kejriwal accused the Election Commission of targeting AAP instead of addressing the core issue. Speaking to reporters before his visit, he claimed that the language of the second notice suggested that the poll body had already made up its mind on the matter.

He further alleged that the issue was a political conspiracy to create a water crisis in Delhi and defame AAP ahead of the Assembly elections. "Half of Delhi was forced to suffer due to poisonous water with high ammonia levels," he said.

Kejriwal, however, credited public pressure for reducing the ammonia level in Yamuna water, which, according to him, had dropped from 7 ppm on January 26-27 to 2.1 ppm now.

Despite not seeking an official appointment, the former Delhi chief minister voluntarily visited the EC office to present his case. On Thursday, he accused the Commission and its chief election commissioner of engaging in politics over the issue, reiterating that the water supplied from Haryana to Delhi contained dangerously high ammonia levels.

The EC had served two notices to Kejriwal, demanding an explanation for his claim that the BJP-led Haryana government had mixed "poison" in Yamuna water as part of an alleged "genocide" attempt against Delhi residents. He was asked to provide technical details, including engineers' reports, location, and testing methodology, by 11 am on Friday, failing which the Commission warned of necessary action.

Kejriwal, contesting from the New Delhi seat, maintained that his government’s efforts had prevented an artificial water crisis designed to influence elections, but instead of addressing the real issue, the EC had chosen to serve him notices.