'Besharam, ghatiya aadmi': BJP MP Parvesh Verma gets into heated argument with DJB official at Yamuna ghat

"Yeh chemical tere sar pe daal doon?," Verma can be heard saying to the officer. In reply, the official said that the chemical being poured into the Yamuna is "US FDA approved"

FP Staff|Oct 28, 2022, 17:44:14 IST

New Delhi: Ahead of the Chhath Puja, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Parvesh Verma on Friday got into a heated argument with a Delhi Jal Board official here.

"Yeh chemical tere sar pe daal doon?," Verma can be heard saying to the officer. In reply, the official said that the chemical being poured into the Yamuna is "US FDA approved."

"You are realising after 8 years that it is approved?," Verma later said.

In the video, which has been shared by AAP's Saurabh Bharadwaj, Verma can also be heard saying, "You are killing people...you take a dip in this right now."

According to reports, Verma had gone to the banks of the Yamuna river for inspection ahead of Chhat Puja.

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