New Delhi : The war of words over Delhi’s toxic air escalated on Tuesday as BJP leader and Delhi Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa accused the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) of deliberately forcing farmers in Punjab to burn stubble. Delhi AAP President Saurabh Bharadwaj earlier in the day launched a scathing attack on the government, accusing it of betraying Delhiites with false promises. The government lies.
Responding to AAP’s allegations, Manjinder Singh Sirsa hit back at Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his party, alleging that AAP leaders were forcing Punjab farmers to burn stubble to make Delhi’s air worse. Farmers don’t want to burn stubble, but they were told to do so. They’ve been forced to burn stubble by covering their faces so that this stubble can have an impact on Delhi, Sirsa said.
An uneducated person is saying that stubble burning in Punjab increased Delhi’s pollution. The problem is, Punjab’s AQI is only 156, he said in Hindi, pointing out that Punjab’s air quality is still relatively moderate despite the stubble fires. Continuing his tirade, Sirsa alleged that AAP was deliberately bringing religion into politics. Arvind Kejriwal first banned firecrackers in Delhi to appease a particular community. Since morning, his entire team has been cursing Diwali. Sanjay Singh and his colleagues have been tweeting to stop celebrations.
For ten years, Arvind Kejriwal was Chief Minister and failed to control pollution. Now that we’ve started fixing Delhi’s problems in just seven months, they are rattled,” he said. In 2023, the AQI rose by 83 points after Diwali. In 2024, it increased by 32 points despite a cracker ban. But this year, when people freely celebrated, it rose by just 11 points. What do the numbers say now?” he asked.
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