India, Jan. 29 -- Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday slammed Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal over his "poisoning Yamuna waters by Haryana" allegation, saying the statement shows the former Delhi CM's "mentality".

Himanta Biswa Sarma also asked how Arvind Kejriwal could make such an allegation against Haryana - his birthplace - like that. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader said he would rather die than speak wrong about his birthplace.

"To divert the issue of polluted Yamuna River, Arvind Kejriwal started a new story and said that Haryana is supplying polluted water to Delhi...How can he speak like this for his birthplace...I will die but never speak wrong about my birthplace...This statement by Arvind...