New Delhi, Oct. 30 -- Congress leader Rashid Alvi on Thursday defended Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi's recent remarks on the Yamuna River in Delhi, asserting that the Congress leader did not disrespect Chhath Puja.

Alvi highlighted that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders have repeatedly claimed to have cleaned the Yamuna in the national capital, but added that such claims could only be credible if BJP leaders themselves drank the river's water.

"Rahul Gandhi did not disrespect Chhath Puja... The main point is that the BJP kept saying they had fixed the pollution in the Yamuna River... If the Yamuna is not polluted, then the PM and BJP leaders should show us by drinking that water. Then we will agree that the...