Kejriwal alleges BJP contaminated Delhi's water supply with poison, says thousands would have died
New Delhi: AAP Chief Arvind Kejriwal has accused the BJP-led Haryana government of deliberately contaminating the water supply to Delhi, calling it an act of "dirty politics." He claimed that the Delhi Jal Board detected the presence of poison in the water coming from Haryana and prevented its entry into the capital.
Addressing the public on Monday, Kejriwal alleged that if the tainted water had reached Delhi, it could have led to a "mass genocide," causing thousands of deaths. He assured the residents that his government would not allow any harm to come to them.
"The country has never witnessed such dirty politics before. If the people of Delhi are not voting for BJP, will you kill them by supplying poisoned water? The BJP government in Haryana is mixing poison in Delhi’s water supply. But as long as I am here, I will ensure the safety of Delhiites," Kejriwal said.
He further urged the BJP to refrain from such actions and accused them of stooping to new lows in political rivalry. The Delhi government has reportedly taken measures to ensure the safety of the city's water supply, though there has been no official response from the Haryana government on the allegations.
इतनी गंदी राजनीति देश ने आज तक नहीं देखी थी। अगर दिल्ली की जनता BJP को वोट नहीं दे रही, तो क्या दिल्ली की जनता को ज़हर मिला पानी पिलाकर मार दोगे?
— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) January 27, 2025
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2 Indian nationals part of crew of luxury cruise ship that reported hantavirus outbreak
London (PTI): At least two Indian nationals are part of the crew of the Dutch vessel MV Hondius which reported a hantavirus outbreak with five confirmed cases and three deaths so far, according to the BBC.
The luxury cruise ship, operated by Oceanwide Expeditions, began its journey on April 1 from Argentina’s Ushuaia and is expected to arrive in Spain’s Canary Islands on May 10.
About 150 passengers and crew from 28 countries were initially aboard the luxury cruise, but dozens disembarked on the island of St Helena on April 24, according to the report.
Of the 28 nationalities onboard, 38 are from the Philippines, 31 from the UK, 23 from the US, 16 from the Netherlands, 14 from Spain, nine from Germany, six from Canada, and two crew members from India, among others, the BBC reported.
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The World Health Organization said on Thursday that five of the eight suspected hantavirus cases had been confirmed.
A 69-year-old Dutch woman, confirmed to have the virus, has died; her Dutch husband and a German woman were also among the fatalities. Their cases are being investigated.
The UN health agency has said the outbreak is not the start of a pandemic.
Maria van Kerkhove, an infectious disease epidemiologist at WHO, told a news briefing that the situation is not the same as six years ago with Covid-19 because hantavirus spreads through “close, intimate contact”.
Van Kerkhove said “this is not Covid, this is not influenza, it spreads very, very differently”. She said authorities had asked “everyone to wear a mask” on board the MV Hondius.
Those in contact with or caring for suspected cases, she added, should “wear a higher level of personal protective equipment”.
Hantavirus typically spreads from rodents - but in the latest outbreak the transmission between people was documented for the first time, the WHO said.
Meanwhile, health authorities are racing to trace dozens of people who have recently disembarked from the Dutch vessel MV Hondius.
Oceanwide Expedition said 29 passengers, of at least 12 different nationalities, had left the MV Hondius in St Helena, the British Overseas Territory.
It also said the body of one deceased person—now known to be a Dutch man - was taken off the vessel.
Seven of those who left the cruise liner were British nationals.
