Delhi govt claims preparations made for Chhath Puja, then bans devotees from coming to Yamuna ghats

Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party supremo, Arvind Kejriwal on the event of Chhath Puja, issued a two-minute-long video on Twitter wishing the Purvanchalis who’re celebrating this historic Vedic pageant. 
भगवान सूर्य की उपासना के महापर्व ‘छठ पूजा’ की आप सभी को बहुत-बहुत शुभकामनाएं। छठी मैय्या आप सबके जीवन में ख़ूब सारी खुशियां लाएं, आप ख़ूब तरक्की करें। pic.twitter.com/5gFYb8VZEM— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) November 10, 2021
In this video, the CM claimed that regardless of the difficulties confronted as a result of ongoing pandemic, the Delhi authorities left no stone unturned to make preparations for the devotees to supply prayers. 
Only, a number of hours later after the AAP chief launched the message, a number of movies, and pictures of the Delhi govt barring folks from performing puja on the Yamuna surfaced on social media. 
“Don’t know whether we’ll be allowed entry to the ghat here. We have come here today as we offer Chhath prayers here each year,” stated a disheartened devotee. 
Chhath pooja 2021 | A couple of devotees have arrived at Delhi’s ITO Yamuna Ghat regardless of DDMA order barring Chhath celebrations at river ghatsDon’t know whether or not we’ll be allowed entry to the ghat right here. We have come right here as we speak as we provide Chhath prayers right here every year, says a devotee. pic.twitter.com/ZLOBPkDbQ5— ANI (@ANI) November 10, 2021
Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) chief Amit Malviya took to Twitter to share a video of distressed devotees stopped on the banks of river Yamuna. He added that the AAP govt’s ‘civil defence’ employees have attacked and damaged Chhath ghats made and stopped devotees from coming into the ghats. It is notable right here that providing Arghya whereas standing in a water physique is without doubt one of the obligatory rituals of the pageant.
अरविंद केजरीवाल के खिलाफ छठ श्रद्धालुओं का गुस्सा अब सड़कों पर उतर आया है।जिस तरह सिविल डिफेंस कर्मियों को भेज कर छठ के लिए बनाए गए घाट तोड़े गये और बहनों को छठ मनाने से रोका गया, उसके बाद ये तो होना ही था। pic.twitter.com/Yly5q3P7Ho— Amit Malviya (@amitmalviya) November 10, 2021
‘Toxic foam floats on Yamuna’
While the Delhi CM claimed that his authorities had made all of the preparations for the Chhath devotees, the Yamuna river continued to be smothered by poisonous foam.
What appeared like a last-minute repair, the AAP get together obtained employees to ‘clean Yamuna by sprinkling water in it using a garden hose’ and erected bamboo ‘barricades’ in a free-flowing river to cease the froth. 
BJP employees come out in help of devotees
The BJP Delhi unit in September had launched a cleanliness drive to wash the Yamuna at 71 areas as a part of the ‘Sewa and Samarpan’ program. 
“It is the responsibility of the Delhi government to get rid of pollution from the river but as Delhiites it is our duty to volunteer in this effort so that when the Chhath festival comes it can be celebrated in a clean atmosphere,” Delhi BJP president Adesh Gupta had stated. 
However, little or no might be achieved with out the required help. Not wanting to depart the devotees hapless, the BJP in Delhi trespassed the ban imposed on Chhath Puja and took the devotees to supply prayers. 
केजरीवाल द्वारा ITO यमुना घाट पर छठ पूजा पर बैन तोड़कर श्रद्धालुओ का स्वागत करते सासंद @p_sahibsingh pic.twitter.com/mH0cex4GjG— Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga (@TajinderBagga) November 10, 2021
Strict quick to be noticed
The Mahaparv of Chhath Puja is a four-day-long Hindu pageant celebrated on the sixth day of Kartik Shukla Paksha.
The devotees provide arghya (choices) to Sun God on the primary day, after which they devour prasad and quick for 36 steady hours with out water (Nirjala Fast). 
On the third day of the pageant, the devotees provide arghya to the setting solar also called Sandhya Arghya. However, the quick ends the following day after providing arghya to the rising solar.
It is crucial to notice, that providing prayers to the Sun God on nowadays is of utmost significance. The puja is normally carried out on the banks of a water physique. 
‘Kejriwal advertises Ayodhya scheme & govt schools in Chhath greetings’
The Delhi CM whereas wishing the devotees on the event of Chhath, didn’t miss an opportunity to promote the alleged faculties constructed by his authorities and the Ayodhya pilgrimage scheme. 
Kejriwal sharing his ‘Ayodhya visit’ claimed that he was overwhelmed by the expertise and needs each Delhi citizen to expertise the identical. He then promoted his supposed senior citizen scheme of Ayodhya the place the Delhi authorities claims to take each senior citizen of Delhi to Ayodhya free of charge with full preparations of lodging and journey. 
In the top, he additionally suggested folks to remain masked.