Amid severe heatwave, Delhi faces a water crisis, leading to public outrage against the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government. A group of people vandalised the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) office in Chhattarpur, smashing windows with earthen pots, as seen in a video shared by news agency ANI .

This incident triggered a war of words between BJP and AAP leaders. Delhi Minister Saurabh Bhardwaj, sharing the vandalism video on X, accused BJP leaders of inciting the destruction.

BJP leader Ramesh Bidhuri claimed the Delhi government is corrupt and accused it of trying to deflect attention from corruption charges. ""They are trying to change the narrative to protect themselves from corruption charges. There has been no audit in the Delhi Jal Board. It is in loss of Rs 70,000 crores. This is a corrupt government. We put forward our demand to be free from this government," Bidhuri said, as quoted by ANI.

Bidhuri appealed to the public not to damage property, acknowledging the anger but urging restraint. "The people can do anything when they are angry. I am grateful to the BJP workers who controlled the people. It is the government's and people's property. There is no benefit in damaging this property. I appeal to people to not vandalise the public property," he said.

Meanwhile, a scuffle broke out over water from a common tap in Dwarka district, resulting in three people being hospitalised. Two cross-cases have been registered based on complaints from both parties.

BJP MP Manoj Tiwari, participating in the "matka phod" (earthen pot breaking) protest, criticised the AAP government for lacking a water policy.

"Every year there is a water crisis. Who is Atishi cheating? Atishi should produce a white paper on which pipes were changed in the past 10 years. These are lazy people with no work policy or intention, only a desire to loot the treasury. The people of Delhi will punish them; Delhi wants problem solvers, not excuse-makers," Tiwari said.