Reacting to the Supreme Court’s observations on air pollution in the National Capital Region, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday called Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal a source of pollution in itself.
Delhi BJP President Adesh Gupta said that Mr Kejriwal has not yet taken any concrete steps to control pollution in the city. As a result, he said, every October, people are “forced to confine themselves to their homes” because going out is an invitation to diseases.
“Mr. Kejriwal has not fulfilled a single promise, be it building green corridors, controlling dust mites, increasing battery vehicles, or solar activity,” said Mr. Gupta.
“Mr. Kejriwal had made 24 announcements to reduce pollution in 2018, but why was not a single one of them fulfilled? He asked.
Leader of Opposition in Delhi Assembly Ramvir Singh Bidhuri demanded Mr Kejriwal’s resignation on moral grounds.
Mr. Bidhuri said that the affidavits filed by the Delhi government or the arguments given in the Supreme Court are only to accuse others.
“We have been saying that the biggest cause of pollution in Delhi is that its public transport system has collapsed. In the last seven years, the Delhi government did not buy a single new bus, forcing people to bring their vehicles on the roads,” Mr. Bidhuri said.
“The Delhi government made a lot of publicity for setting up smog towers, but that too failed. In the last one year, the government has collected ₹1,439.65 crore in the name of environment compensation fee. Mr Kejriwal should reveal where that amount went,” he said.
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The Delhi Congress said that it has expressed concern over Delhi becoming a gas chamber due to persistent air pollution and now the Supreme Court has validated its concerns.
It has cautioned the Center and the Aam Aadmi Party government in Delhi that unless they take immediate and concrete steps to control the rising air pollution, the Supreme Court will be forced to act, the party said, The Delhi government is instead spending money. Makeover your own image.
Delhi Congress spokesperson Hari Shankar Gupta said that Mr Kejriwal is blaming stubble burning for the city’s pollution, putting a burden on farmers, which is far from the truth, as vehicular smoke and dust from construction sites are the main reasons. Huh.
The party demanded that the Center immediately convene a meeting of the governments of Delhi and neighboring states to chalk out a plan to control the toxic air.
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