Uma Bharti goes knocking on lawmakers' doors for support for River Ganges campaign

New Delhi, Aug 23(ANI): Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Uma Bharti visited the homes of several lawmakers here on Thursday to garner support for the clean the River Ganges campaign.

Elated with the support that she got during the first phase of the campaign, Bharti said she would press for the formulation of a law to declare the river an invaluable asset.

Interacting with media here, Bharti said, "We will give water from the holy River Ganges to all lawmakers and presiding officers of both the Upper and Lower Houses of the parliament, and we will urge them to formulate a law to declare the river an invaluable asset."

Recently, Bharti also planned a procession for the cause of a 'pollution free River Ganga' and was campaigning across the country to make the river free of pollutants. (ANI)