Varanasi, May 6(ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Uma Bharti on Sunday extended her support to environmental activist G D Aggarwal who has been agitating to save the Ganga.
Aggarwal had, earlier said that he does not have the patience to wait for government's response till May 20, and hence would want to sacrifice his life for the cause.
Bharti, in town to extend her support to the campaign, urged people to keep the river clean.
"People should make efforts to keep river Ganges clean and pure. You should reap the benefits but at the same time one should not exploit the Ganges and destroy its existence," said Bharti.
Bharti will hold meetings with activists and outline a plan to strengthen their campaign.
"I am going to stay in Varanasi for one or two days and will meet the activists and will contribute to their campaign," she said.
The firebrand BJP leader said that their cause is not against technology, but concerns the cleanliness of the river.
"In these three years the Ganga Basin Authority had released the budget but they have not taken any steps to control pollution. We are not opposing construction of dams and electricity generation; our only concern is that the river must remain clean. We have suggested some scientific means to tackle this problem but the Centre is not acting sensibly," said Bharti. (ANI)
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