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Taking a dig at BJP Chief Manoj Tiwari, Maken said despite being from Poorvanchal, Tiwari did not ensure that fresh water is released in the Yamuna from Haryana for the festival. Delhi has about 40 lakh voters from Poorvanchal — people from eastern Uttar Pradesh and western Bihar — who celebrate Chhat. New Delhi: THe Delhi Congress on Saturday targeted the ruling Aam Aadmi Pary (AAP) for allegedly asking the Chhat Puja Samiti to put pictures of ministers and legislators at ghats to receive funds. Maken criticised the AAP government and the BJP-led municipal corporations of Delhi for bad arrangements and lack of preparations for the festival. Chhat Puja Samiti is the committee responsible for making arrangements for Chhat — a four-day Hindu festival — in Delhi, for which this year about 1,000 Ghats had been built..