New Delhi, Oct. 29 -- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Manoj Tiwari on Thursday claimed that more than half of the Yamuna stretch in Delhi had been cleaned and said the focus of the government was to provide a clean river to the people of the national capital ahead of the Chhath festival.

During a visit to the river, Tiwari pointed to birds near the water and cited their presence as an indication of cleanliness. He credited Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta and Minister Parvesh Verma for the efforts towards cleaning the Yamuna.

"We aim to give a clean Yamuna to the people of Delhi. And I am so happy about this. That in one and a half years, with the blessings of Narendra Modi, we have done this with the effor...