AAP's Atishi Starts 'Pani Satyagraha' For Delhi’s Rightful Share Of Water From Haryana

At noon today, Delhi’s Water Minister Atishi will begin her indefinite hunger strike in south Delhi's Bhogal to press on her demand that Haryana send 100 million gallons of water daily to Delhi.

In a post on X, the minister said that despite all efforts, the Haryana government was not releasing the full share of Delhi's water.

She visited Rajghat at 11 am before beginning her indefinite fast, to pay tributes to Mahatma Gandhi. As the minister said Gandhi is the person who taught that the path of 'Satyagraha' has to be adopted to struggle against injustice.

"I will start 'Pani Satyagraha' from today... I will start an indefinite fast at Bhogal, Jangpura from 12 o'clock until the people of Delhi get their rightful share of water from Haryana," she said on X.

In the past, the minister had claimed that Haryana was releasing 100 million gallons per day less water to Delhi against its share of 613 MGD for the last two weeks due to which 28 lakh people in Delhi were affected.

Delhi is currently facing an unprecedented heatwave and as a result, the water demand has increased.