देश

It’s your job to clean Delhi’s garbage, don’t blame others: SC slams Kejriwal govt

The Supreme Court on Friday quoted Delhi’s garbage problem as alarming and asked the concerned authorities and AAP government to prepare a scheme for its timely disposal.

AAP government’s plea of keeping its MLAs out of the ambit of cleanliness of the national capital was also rejected by the Supreme Court. AAP mentioned in the plea that it is the job of local bodies to keep garbage problem in check.

“It’s a bully who blames others for problems. Don’t say MLAs have no responsibility in keeping the city clean. You have large number of MLAs and you must ask them to spread awareness about keeping the city clean,” the SC said.

“45 metres of height of garbage in places are alarming,” the SC bench said.

“People are dying” due to lack of proper disposal of waste, the Supreme Court on October 17 expressed concern over garbage dumped at landfill sites in the national capital.

“I have seen some TV reports in which it was pointed out that people are dying (due to lack of garbage disposal). What are you doing,” a bench headed by Justice M B Lokur asked Solicitor General (SG) Ranjit Kumar who was appearing for the Delhi Chief Secretary.