India, June 15 -- Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Sunday urged residents not to immerse ritual offerings in the Yamuna, as she, accompanied by cabinet ministers, MLAs, Territorial Army (TA) personnel and others, participated in a river-cleaning drive across all 28 ghats.

"Since morning, hundreds of tons of waste have been removed. Just think, by immersing household ritual offerings here [Yamuna], which deity are we actually pleasing? If Yamuna is polluted, no deity will be pleased," said Gupta, who led the cleaning drive at Dashmesh Ghat, Geeta Colony.

"This cleanliness drive is an ongoing campaign. The government will carry out its duties with full diligence, and we, as citizens, should fulfil our responsibilities," she added.

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