India, Dec. 6 -- Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta addressed the controversy of 'clean' water in a pond at Vasudev Ghat during Chhath Puja this year, and took a jibe at the former regimes of the Opposition for having stopped the celebrations of the festival.

Speaking at the 23rd edition of the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit, Gupta, responding to a question on the pond controversy at Vasudev Ghat, said, "The Opposition just wants to create a story. Eleven years they governed the city, stopped celebrations of Chhath and did not recognise that the faith of thousands of people is attached to it." Follow HTLS 2025 LIVE Updates

In contrast to the Opposition, CM Gupta said that her government made facilities for Chhath Puja facilities at 13,...