Accusing it of criminal neglect with regard to the cleanliness of the Yamuna, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has sought Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena’s intervention against the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Delhi government in the matter.

Sources said the party had sought time from Saxena to seek an inquiry into an alleged scam involving thousands of crores in the name of cleaning the river.

A delegation consisting of Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva and Northeast Delhi MP Manoj Tiwari had on Monday visited the river’s bank and also travelled on a boat on the river to assess the situation.

Terming its water poisonous, Sachdeva and Tiwari accused the AAP Delhi government of “murdering mother Yamuna” due to “criminal neglect” which they said led to the foamy residue on its visibly polluted surface and toxin-laden state.

Confirming that the party had reached out to the L-G, Sachdeva said, “We will apprise the L-G about the situation of the river and the criminal neglect of the Kejriwal government with regard to it.