New Delhi [India]: Congress leader Sandeep Dixit on Wednesday accused the AAP of failing to address the issues of air pollution and the increasing contamination of the Yamuna River in the national capital and claimed that the Delhi government consistently avoids taking responsibility and instead blames others.
Speaking about the toxic foam in Yamuna River and Delhi pollution, Dixit said, “Politics will happen, because politics is the reason for this destruction. The current situation of Yamuna River and air quality is the responsibility of the Delhi government.”
“Since this govt has come, the pollution has increased a hundredfold, so questions will be asked to them. Delhi govt never takes responsibility they keep blaming others,” said the Congress leader.
Meanwhile, BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla on Wednesday also attacked Aam Aadmi Party over the pollution levels in the national capital and River Yamuna, accusing the party of being a ‘liar’ and having an ‘anti Sanatan minset.’
The BJP leader also said that AAP was doing politics over festivals like Diwali and Chhath Puja and playing a ‘blamegame’ over pollution.
Earlier on Tuesday, Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai chaired a meeting with concerned departments on the issue of rising pollution levels in 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’ ocer air pollution.”
“In the centre, UP, Haryana and Rajasthan, there are BJP governments. They don’t know how to do something other than politics. All the governments of the Northern States will have to work together. The Delhi government is working day and night and the BJP government is sitting silently. This gap needs to be filled,” Gopal Rai told.
Thick toxic foam was seen floating on the Yamuna River in Kalindi Kunj, as the pollution level in the river remains high.
According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data, the Air Quality Index (AQI) in Delhi was recorded at 358 as of 8 am today.
Many areas of the city reported very poor air quality levels, posing significant health risks.
Delhi’s air quality remained ‘very poor’ on Wednesday morning with a thin layer of smog covering several parts of the national capital for the sixth consecutive day post-Diwali.