Chhath Puja 2021: Politics heats up between AAP and BJP amid toxic Yamuna

Leaders of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have been involved in a political war of words over Chhath Puja celebrations in Delhi. The tussle intensified when BJP leader Parvesh Verma defied a ban on celebrating the festival on the banks of the Yamuna after challenging Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to stop him.