New Delhi, Jan. 30 -- Delhi Chief Minister Atishi on Wednesday lashed out at Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena and accused him of "bowing to political interests", amid AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal's allegations of "poisoning" of Yamuna by the BJP government in Haryana and attempting "genocide" in Delhi.

Saxena in a letter to Atishi on Tuesday registered his objection to the "false, misleading" statement of Kejriwal and her defence of it, saying it has potential to create animosity with neighbouring Haryana and endanger national security.

"It is deeply disappointing but hardly surprising that instead of addressing the pressing issue of dangerously high ammonia levels in Delhi's water, you have placed baseless accusations and peddled a ...