New Delhi, Feb. 8 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday invoked chants for the sacred Yamuna River while slamming the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) over pollution in the river, accusing them of blaming the people of Haryana "for their own failures."

"The existence of Delhi itself has flourished in the lap of Mother Yamuna. The people of Delhi have been crying after seeing the condition of Yamuna as the AAP-DA in Delhi has insulted this faith. For their failure, such a big accusation has been made on the people of Haryana," PM Modi said while addressing the gathering at Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) headquarters.

Holding AAP responsible for the deteriorating condition of the Yamuna, the Prime Minister said that the people of Delhi were deep...