"AAP, Arvind Kejriwal directly responsible for pollution in Delhi," says BJP MP Praveen Khandelwal

New Delhi [India], November 9 (ANI): BJP MP Praveen Khandelwal on Saturday blamed the Aam Aadmi Party and former Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal for the increased pollution in the capital city and added that the AAP government failed to tackle this situation.
Khandelwal further said that it had not taken any step in the last ten years to identify the causes of pollution and find a solution for it.
"AAP and Arvind Kejriwal are directly responsible for the pollution in Delhi, who have been ruling Delhi for the last 10 years. It is not the first time that Delhi is battling with such levels of pollution but this government took no step in these 10 years to identify the causes of pollution and find a solution to it. Overall, this AAP government has proved to be a failure in this situation, due to which the people of Delhi have to breathe the poisonous air and AAP and Arvind Kejriwal is totally responsible for this," he said.
The air quality of Delhi continued to remain in the 'very poor' category. Several parts of the city witnessed smog for the ninth consecutive day post-Diwali on Saturday.
According to the SAFAR data, the Air Quality Index (AQI) in Delhi was recorded at 360 as of 8 am today, categorised as 'very poor.'
Visuals show a layer of smog engulfing the area surrounding Kartavya Path as the AQI recorded is 391 while the AIIMS area recorded 343 AQI, according to the CPCB.
Other major parts of Delhi, including Bawana recorded an AQI of 409, Alipur at 387, Anand Vihar at 393, Dwarka Sector 8 at 362, IGI Airport at 344, Dilsahd Garden at 220, ITO at 359, Mundka at 377, Najafgarh at 379, New Moti Bagh at 411, Patparganj at 389, RK Puram at 376 and Wazirpur at 399, as per the data of SAFAR.
Akshardham, one of the famous tourist spots of Delhi and one of the major routes connecting Delhi to several important parts of Uttar Pradesh recorded an AQI of 393 and the air quality was categorised as 'very poor', as per the CPCB.
Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Tuesday chaired a meeting with concerned departments on the issue of rising pollution levels in the national capital. He pitched for a united effort in North Indian states to mitigate pollution, while accusing BJP governments in neighbouring states of doing 'politics' over air pollution. (ANI)