New Delhi, October 31: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) legislator┬аSaurabh Bharadwaj and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) councillor┬аSubhash Bhadana on Wednesday exchanged┬аsome sharp┬аwords over the construction of┬аa Chhath ghat at Ambedkar Park.┬аSaurabh Bharadwaj alleged that┬аSubhash Bhadana and BJP workers halted the construction of Chhath ghat. The BJP councillor said that permission was not granted by the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) in this regard.┬аAAP Changed Narrative, BJP Doesn't Have Courage to Do Hindu-Muslim Politics in Delhi: Kejriwal.

The argument between┬аBharadwaj and┬аBhadana broke out when the AAP MLA arrived at┬аAmbedkar Park. He alleged that SDMC officials had stopped┬аthe flood and irrigation department officials to┬аcarry out excavation work to prepare a temporary ghat at the park. He also said that he was informed that the civic body had granted permission for┬аthe construction of┬аa Chhath ghat. Meanwhile,┬аBhadana along with BJP workers had arrived.┬аBJP Accuses AAP Govt of Being 'Slow' in Spending Budgetary Allocations for Development.

"We had taken a few labourers to the park in the evening to prepare the ghat so that people could do Chhath Puja. The BJP councillor suddenly came there with his supporters and pushed the labourers away. He also snatched the spade I was using to dig the pond," the AAP legislator was quoted as saying.┬аBhadana, however, claimed that the SDMC had not granted permission for┬аconstructing the Chhath ghat inside Ambedkar Park.

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The BJP┬аcouncillor said that since the redevelopment of Ambedkar Park by the SDMC, no cultural activities are held there. "We organise Chhath Puja at the adjoining Janmasti Park, so I suggested to the AAP leader to construct an additional ghat there and not damage Ambedkar Park. But he did not listen," he was quoted as saying.

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