Overview

• Swatantra Dev Singh challenged SP MLA Mohammad Fahim Irfan during Question Hour to swear by his wife that his village lacked tap water and pledged to resign if the claim was false.
• Fahim Irfan countered that multiple villages in western Uttar Pradesh suffer from no piped water, offered to quit the assembly and demanded a formal investigation.
• The minister cited contractor data showing 1.96 lakh kilometres of pipeline excavated and 1.90 lakh kilometres repaired under the Jal Jeevan Mission.
• The exchange unfolded on the second day of the monsoon session in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly, drawing attention to legislative debate tactics.
• The clash underscores broader BJP-SP tensions over the implementation and effectiveness of rural water delivery programmes.