India, Jan. 31 -- AAP Chief Arvind Kejriwal submitted his reply to the Election Commission (EC) on Friday over his controversial "poison mixed" remark about the water quality in the Yamuna. The EC had earlier this week issued a notice to Kejriwal, requesting an explanation for his statements by 11 am on Friday.

Kejriwal was accompanied by Delhi Chief Minister Atishi and Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann to the EC office in New Delhi. In a letter, Kejriwal reiterated that his comments were solely related to the "unprecedented and dangerously high levels of ammonia contamination" in the raw water supplied to Delhi from Haryana.

In his response, Kejriwal clarified that his earlier statements, which referenced the Yamuna being "poisoned,"...