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Kejriwal looks to 'water' down BJP campaign with a volley of freebies

BJP's strategy seems to be simple: Make people believe that their and the lives of their loved ones are at risk with Kejriwal and his party in power

Photo: Reuters
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Photo: Reuters

Sai Manish
There is little doubt that Delhi’s population lives in fear of the air they breathe. A few months before the Assembly elections in the city, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) appears to have successfully planted another fear in people’s minds — the water Delhi’s people drink is infused with disease-causing coliform bacteria, generally found in human faeces, contains cancer-causing phenolic compounds found in industrial waste, has traces of household detergents called anionic detergents that can lead to skin damage, and much of it is turbid and foul-smelling.

A Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) report released by Union minister Ram Vilas Paswan

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