Akhilesh Yadav criticised Yogi Adityanath for his remarks on the Yamuna's cleanliness in Delhi, questioning if Adityanath would drink Yamuna water in his own state. Adityanath had targeted Arvind Kejriwal, accusing him of turning the river into a 'dirty drain' and not cooperating in its cleaning under the Namami Gange project.
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