India, Oct. 10 -- Union home minister Amit Shah on Thursday slammed the previous Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)-led Delhi government for failing to keep its promise of cleaning the Yamuna river and said it was this administration's priority as he unveiled 19 projects worth Rs.1,816 crores meant to rejuvenate the river. Shah said the task of cleaning the river will be completed by 2028, before the next Lok Sabha elections.

Shah said that a comprehensive plan has been prepared to rejuvenate the Yamuna - not just in Delhi, but all the way to Prayagraj, in Uttar Pradesh, where the river meets the Ganga. "When BJP formed the government in Delhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had said that cleaning the Yamuna will be our topmost priority...Various peopl...