The corruption, inaction and appalling apathy of the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has forced Delhi to face an unprecedented crisis of shortage despite the release of adequate water in Yamuna by neighbouring Haryana, BJP MPs alleged on Thursday.

In a joint press conference, Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva accused Water Minister Atishi of dishing out lies on the issue and challenging her to verify the documents related to water released by Haryana.

If there is shortage of water in Delhi, how is it possible that water tankers and bottled water is freely available, he asked. “Earlier, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal used to blame Punjab and Haryana for the water crisis in Delhi. But, now AAP leaders do not say anything about Punjab or Himchal Pradesh ruled by their ally Congress which has refused to provide water to Delhi,” he said.

Sachdeva alleged leakages in pipelines and tanker mafia as the main reasons behind the water crisis. “There are dozens of ruling party MLAs who are in collusion with tanker mafia,” he charged.

The Delhi BJP president also accused Atishi of lying that Haryana was not providing water to Delhi.